Save Hawaii's Endangered Animals
Hawaiian Elepaio
Animal Description
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Habitat and foodchain
Where They Live
Isolated Elepaios live in Kohala, Hawaii, and most are located on the western slop of Mauna Kea. Photocredit: Photopin
Terrain
The majority of Elepaios are found in wet, mesic forests in areas above 600 meters through 1100 meters, places that have a lot of moisture and are damp. Photocredit: Photopin
Prey
They find their prey on the ground, in logs, rocks, snags, and all parts of trees. They also eat insects such as fruit flies and mosquitoes. Black rats called Rattus Rattus result of nests and female Elepaios to die or get eaten. Photocredit: Photopin
Adaptation
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Reasons for Endangerment
There are various reasons why the Elepaio is endangered. Black rats and diseases such as the Avian Pox cause the death of adult females and reduced nesting success,diseases carried by mosquitoes also make adult survival low. Many Elepaios are threatened of habitat loss and always have to compete with other non-native species in the area such as yellow-jackets and the Japanese white eye (the picture shown on the left). Today, these birds are protected by numerous federal and state laws, agencies or private conservation partnerships. They most likely benefited from the management activities at these places like the "Hakalau Forest" or the "National Wildlife Refuge".
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Please help save these beautiful birds!!! Their lives depend on YOU.
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Works cited
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigoni/8359659251/">HarmonyonPlanetEarth</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42507736@N02/5885138296/">SteveD.</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandlpics/4304743865/">sandlpics</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderin_weeta/3117206601/">Wanderin' Weeta</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenai/2563871748/">TurasPhoto</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kclama/2608419539/">CharlesLam</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
(Akepa)
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalzoo/6258704148/">Smithsonian's National Zoo</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
(Hawaiian Monk Seal)
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scruffydan/4480865892/">ScruffyDan and Breanne</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
(Green Sea Turtle)
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pave_m/6147815291/">pave_m</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
http://www.earthsendangered.com/continent.asp?gr=&view=&ID=7
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/Conservation_need.htm
(Book)
Culliney, J. L. 1988. Islands in a Far Sea: Nature and Man in Hawaii. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco.
(Video)
HawaiianVoice, . Hawai`i Forest Birds - `elepaio. Feb 7, 2013. video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezhfGWiJxdwDVD.