Fatu Hiva
/ Ultramarine Lorikeet
Source Population:  |
Wild
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Capture Site Name: |
Ua Huka
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Capture Location: |
Marquesa Islands,
French Polynesia
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Capture Site Latitude: |
8°54' S
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Capture Site Longitude: |
139°33' W
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Capture Site Population: |
800
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Capture Site Population Year: |
1991
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Capture Method: |
Mist Net
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Number Captured: |
29
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Percentage Captured: |
0.02%
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Transport Method: |
Boat
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Transport Timespan (in hours): |
120.00
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Number Dead in Transport: |
0
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Percentage Dead in Transport: |
0.00%
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Notes: |
*Birds were misted during captivity and transport to maintain health.(3)
*Fatu Hiva was free of rats at time of translocation. (3)
CAPTURE SITE POPULATION: minimum estimate of 800, may have been as large as 1300 in 1991. (3)
POPULATION SIZE: Survey done in 1997 of Fatu Hiva, sighted 51 birds, population may have been larger.(4)
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Data submitted by: |
Amanda Spratt
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