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Pitcairn Islands

This page lists books about birds and birdwatching on the Pitcairn Islands.

The books are listed by publication date with the most recent at the top.


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Birds of Eastern Polynesia: A Biogeographic Atlas

Jean-Claude Thibault, Alice Cibois

Lynx Edicions

2017

"Birds of Eastern Polynesia is the first biogeographic Atlas covering all of the birds of one of the largest areas of Oceania. The book treats all of the 241 species, including extinct birds, ever recorded on the Line Islands, the Cook, Austral, Society, Marquesas, Tuamotu and Gambier archipelagos, the Pitcairn Group, and the Eastern Is. Group. Their distribution over the 151 islands of the region is detailed in 142 maps. The species accounts include systematics, a detailed morphometric or genetic analysis when it is available, and data on distribution, population size and trends, habitat and breeding. All species recorded in Eastern Polynesia are illustrated in colour, except those only known by bone records. Birds of Eastern Polynesia represents an original and much needed ornithological synthesis of all the available literature on Eastern Polynesian birds, including many difficult-to-find reports, as well as unpublished data gathered from local ornithologists and biologists. It also contains new data collected by the authors during numerous fieldtrips in Eastern Polynesia and during visits to museum collections. This work presents a complete overview of this vast oceanic region for anyone with an interest in the biology, biogeography and conservation of the birds of the Pacific islands."

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Birds of the Pitcairn Islands

Lars-Åke Götesson

2013

A 274 page study of birds recorded on the Pitcairn Islands. Primarily text with 4 colour photographs and a few maps and b/w illustrations.

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Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific

Ber Van Perlo

Collins Field Guide

Harper Collins

2011

"Featuring over 750 species, Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird you may see in the area, from New Zealand and New Guinea to Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Text gives information on key identification features, habitat, and songs and calls. All plumages for each species are illustrated, including those of males, females and juveniles. The stunning 95 colour plates appear opposite their relevant text for quick and easy reference. Distribution maps are included, showing where each species can be found and how common it is, to further aid identification. This comprehensive and highly portable guide is a must for all birdwatchers visiting the region."

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Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific

Ber Van Perlo

Princeton Illustrated Checklist

Princeton University Press

2011

(Same plates and text as Collins book above)

"This is the only comprehensive and handy pocket guide that illustrates and describes the bird species of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific. Featuring more than 750 species illustrated in vivid and stunning detail on 95 color plates, this authoritative guide provides information on key identification features, habitat, songs, and calls. Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific is a must-have for birders of all levels interested in this region of the world."

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Pitcairn Islands: Biogeography, Ecology and Prehistory

Editor: Tim Benton and Tom Spencer

Academic Press

1995

"A summary of the data gathered during an 18 month multidisciplinary expedition to the Pitcairn Islands, a remote group in the Pacific Ocean. The study explores the remote island group, investigates important seabird populations and includes studies of human history."

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The Endemic Land Birds Of Henderson Island, Southeastern Polynesia: Notes On Natural History And Conservation

Gary R. Graves

Wilson Bulletin Volume 104, Issue 1

1992

A 12 page paper.

Abstract: "Data are presented on the foraging ecology, behavior, vocalizations, body masses, and soft part colors of the endemic land birds of Henderson Island (128"2O ' W, 24"2O ' S), southeastern Polynesia. Population estimates of species range from 720-1820 for Stephen's Lorikeet (Vini stepheni), 3240+ for Henderson Island Crake (Porzuna atra), 3420+ for Henderson Island Fruit-Dove (Ptilonopus insularis), to 10,800+- for Henderson Island Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus taiti). Conservation issues and translocation of species are discussed."

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Henderson Island (Southeastern Polynesia): Summary Of Current Knowledge

F.R. Fosberg, M.-H. Sachet And D.R. Stoddart

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 272

Smithsonian Institution

1983

A 50 page report that includes a section on birds.

From the introduction: "During the past year the isolation and pristine condition of Henderson have been and are seriously threatened by a project of a wealthy American to build a house, landing facilities, and an airstrip on it. This is being opposed by scientific and conservation bodies, which are petitioning the British Government to deny permission to carry out this project. This circumstance has brought out and underscored the paucity of reliable scientific information, except of a reconnaissance nature, about Henderson. This has caused the ARB editors to bring together a summary of what is known of the geography, history, ecology, flora and fauna of this island, with a bibliography of pertinent literature. This paper is, therefore, a factual record of the published information on Henderson: it sets down what has been discovered, at what time, and by whom, about the island."

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Ducie Atoll: Its History, Physiography And Biota

Harald A. Rehder and John E. Randall

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 183

Smithsonian Institution

1975

A 56 page report that includes a section on birds.

From the bird section: "The bird life on Ducie is the most striking element of the land fauna, but as none of our group were ornithologists we made no lists of the species we encountered, In my diary (HAR) I did note the prevalence of the fairy and sooty terns and the presence of several species of boobies. The following list is a collation of the species mentioned in the journals of E. H, Quayle, R, H. Beck, and James P, Chapin, as having been collected and observed. In addition the list published by King (King, 1967) has been utilized in the preparation of the present one."

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Birds Of The Pitcairn Islands, Central South Pacific Ocean

G.R. Williams (Wildlife Division, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs)

Ibis Volume 102, Issue 1

1960

A 13 page paper based on information collected in 1956.

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