Nesting ecology in the Hawaiian population of an endangered seabird, the Bandrumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro)/Ecologia de la anidacion de la pohlacion hawaiana de un ave marina en peligro, el paino Oceanodroma castro

The first confirmed nesting location of the Hawaiian population of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro), an endangered seabird, was recently discovered on Hawai'i island after decades of searching. Following the discovery, we analyzed nest site preferences of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel at this site using a paired design. Band-rumped Storm-Petrels preferred deeper crevices compared with those available within 100 m of the nest sites. Physical and environmental characteristics of Hawaiian Bandrumped Storm-Petrel nest sites may aid conservation efforts including on-the-ground searches, removal of invasive mammalian predators, identification of potential translocation sites, and habitat restoration for this endangered species. Received 25 July 2018. Accepted 29 September 2018. Key words: conservation, endangered species, nest-site selection, Pacific Islands, predator avoidance, Procellariifomes RESUMEN (Spanish)--La primera localidad de anidacion de la poblacion hawaiana del paino Oceanodroma castro, un ave marina en peligro, se descubrio recientemente en la isla de Hawai'i despues de decadas dc busqueda. Posterior a su descubrimiento. analizamos las preferencias de sitio-nido de este paino usando un diseno pareado. Los paifios pretieren grietas mas profundas comparadas con las disponibles a menos dc 100 m de los sitios dc anidacion. Las caractcristicas fisicas y ambicntales de sus sitios-nido podrian ayudar a sus esfuerzos de conservacion, incluyendo busquedas sobre el terreno. remocion dc mamiferos invasores depredadores, identification de sitios potenciales de translocation y la restauracion del habitat de esta especie en peligro. Palabras clave: conservacion, especie en peligro, evasion de depredadorcs. islas del Pacifico, Procellariiformes, seleccion de sitionido
Hawai'i is known for its rich biodiversity and spectacular endemic species radiations, but Hawaiian biota are at risk due to climate change, light pollution, and invasive species (Fortini et al. [...]