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Changes in the population size of North Island weka (Gallirallus australis greyi) during establishment on Pakatoa Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    2009

  • Author(s)

    A.J. Beauchamp; J. Hanbury; R. Hanbury

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    56, 3

  • Pagination

    124-133

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

colonisation; Gallirallus australis; North Island Weka; Rallidae; translocation


Changes in the population size of North Island weka (Gallirallus australis greyi) during establishment on Pakatoa Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

Notornis, 56 (3), 124-133

A.J. Beauchamp; J. Hanbury; R. Hanbury (2009)

Article Type: Paper

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Thirty-one North Island weka (Gallirallus australis greyi) were released on Pakatoa Island (26 ha), Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand in Aug 1996. The population then fluctuated between c.19 and 182 individuals, including c.6-55 pairs. The last of the translocated weka died between Jan and Jun 1998, during a drought and after the rodenticide Talon