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Status and breeding biology of the Chatham Island tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala chathamensis )

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    2001

  • Author(s)

    R.G. Powlesland; D.V. Merton; D. Crouchley; S. O'Connor

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    48, 4

  • Pagination

    207-216

  • Article Type

    paper

Keywords

breeding biology; distribution; Petroica macrocephala chathamensis; Petroicidae; Rangatira Island; status


Status and breeding biology of the Chatham Island tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala chathamensis )

Notornis, 48 (4), 207-216

R.G. Powlesland; D.V. Merton; D. Crouchley; S. O'Connor (2001)

Article Type: paper

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The population status of the Chatham Island tomtit (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis ) was determined for each island of the Chathams group, east of New Zealand. Also, the breeding biology of the population on Rangatira (South East Island), which is free of introduced mammalian pests, was determined from observations made during 8 breeding seasons, 1981/82 to 1988/89. The total population of the Chatham Island tomtit is estimated to be