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"The Bahama warbler, a small songbird found exclusively on Grand Bahama and
Abaco, two islands in the north-east Bahama archipelago only “became” a species
in 2010. But due to its limited range and increasingly fragmented habitat, the
warbler was immediately treated as a species of conservation concern.
In 2016, these islands were devastated by a category five storm called
Hurricane Matthew. Storms of this strength pose a serious threat to the
Bahamas’s unique birdlife. So as conservation biologists, we wanted to
determine how well the warbler had fared.
In 2018, our University of East Anglia Masters’ students, David Pereira and
Matthew Gardner, spent three months researching birds on Grand Bahama island.
They chose Grand Bahama because this island was the sole home of another newly
recognised species, the Bahama nuthatch. Both species are tied closely to the
native Caribbean pine forests that cover (or covered) the islands.
Matthew and David played a recording of the nuthatch’s call in order to attract
and observe it. They covered all of the island this way and measured habitats
everywhere to work out what particular characteristics are preferred by the two
species. The fieldwork went well for the warbler, but much less so for the
nuthatch."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
Sat, 25 Feb 2023 06:21:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/bahamas-songbird-is-under-threat-of-extinction-but-preserving-old-pine-forests-will-help-save-it-199637>
"The Bahama warbler, a small songbird found exclusively on Grand Bahama and
Abaco, two islands in the north-east Bahama archipelago only “became” a species
in 2010. But due to its limited range and increasingly fragmented habitat, the
warbler was immediately treated as a species of conservation concern.
In 2016, these islands were devastated by a category five storm called
Hurricane Matthew. Storms of this strength pose a serious threat to the
Bahamas’s unique birdlife. So as conservation biologists, we wanted to
determine how well the warbler had fared.
In 2018, our University of East Anglia Masters’ students, David Pereira and
Matthew Gardner, spent three months researching birds on Grand Bahama island.
They chose Grand Bahama because this island was the sole home of another newly
recognised species, the Bahama nuthatch. Both species are tied closely to the
native Caribbean pine forests that cover (or covered) the islands.
Matthew and David played a recording of the nuthatch’s call in order to attract
and observe it. They covered all of the island this way and measured habitats
everywhere to work out what particular characteristics are preferred by the two
species. The fieldwork went well for the warbler, but much less so for the
nuthatch."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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