Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Publication Title
Western Birds
Publisher
Western Field Ornithologists
Volume
32
Issue
1
First page number:
71
Last page number:
80
Abstract
During a visit to Isla Guadalupe from 31 May to 3 June 1996, we documented three species new to the island, the Barn Owl, Swainson's Thrush, and Hooded Oriole, and established first breeding records for the European Starling and Western Meadowlark. Red-shafted Flickers are now breeding on the island, representing a recent recolonization from the mainland following the extinction of the endemic population. We investigated the validity of Colaptes auratus rufipileus and concluded that it doesn’t meet the standard for phylogenetic species but differs from C. a. collaris at the 75% level usually associated with subspecific rank. Damage to the cypress forest by goats continues, and all species dependent on these trees are threatened by loss of habitat.
Keywords
Birds--Speciation; Colaptes auratus; Divergence (Biology); Molecular genetics; Phylogeography
Controlled Subject
Birds--Speciation; Barn owl; Molecular genetics
Disciplines
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Genomics | Ornithology
Place Name
Guadalupe, Isla
File Format
File Size
217 KB
Language
English
Permissions
Copyright 2001 The University of New Mexico. Used with permission.
Rights
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Repository Citation
Sweet, P. R.,
Barrrowclough, G. F.,
Klicka, J.,
Montanez-Godoy, L.,
Escalante, P.
(2001).
Recolonization of the Flicker and other notes from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.
Western Birds, 32(1),
71-80.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_ornithology/34