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Evidence for year-round breeding of birds in the Samoan islands, in the context of the Australasian and South Pacific regions

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    2018

  • Author(s)

    M.K. Tarburton

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    65, 2

  • Pagination

    92-108

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

breeding; Samoan islands


Evidence for year-round breeding of birds in the Samoan islands, in the context of the Australasian and South Pacific regions

Notornis, 65 (2), 92-108

M.K. Tarburton (2018)

Article Type: Paper

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This paper summarises the variations in breeding periodicity in the Australasian – South Pacific region, including recent evidence contrary to previous knowledge. Birds shown to breed in the Samoan islands throughout the year are white-tailed tropicbird (Phäethon lepturus), white-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius), buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis), brown noddy (Anous stolidus), white tern (Gygis alba) and wattled honeyeater (Foulchaio carunculata). In addition, crimson-crowned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), blue noddy (Procelsterna caerulea), cardinal honeyeater (Myzomela cardinalis) and Polynesian triller (Lalage maculosa) breed in at least 9 months of the year. The Samoan whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons) has been found breeding in 8 months and the Samoan starling (Aplornis atrifusca) in 7 months of the year.