Habitat use by Chatham Island Pigeons | Notornis and Birds New Zealand

[摘要] In October-November 1990, Chatham Island Pigeons (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis) in the Tuku a tamatea and Awatotara Valleys, Chatham Island, preferred plants characteristic of mixed broadleaf forest over plants typical of tarahinau forest. Mixed broadleaf forest is confined to gullies and valleys in the region. Browsing by cattle, sheep, pigs and possums is rapidly degenerating these forest remnants. Conservation of Chatham Island Pigeon depends on the protection of these remnants.

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Black-fronted Dotterel;Charadrius melanops;New Zealand;population;Wairarapa