Chatham Island parea
RALPH POWLESLAND and Andy Grant of the Department of Conservation have commenced a study of the endangered parea, also known as the Chatham Island pigeon or kuku. Despite its endangered status little is known about the bird’s biology and ecology. The study will try to come up with some answers about the size and distribution of the population, the parea’s diet, its breeding biology and success, and its relationships with other species. The project will also look at the extent to which rats and cats prey on parea. A number of birds have already been radio-tagged so that their nests can be promptly found and as much as possible done to prevent predation. Lowland forest — the parea’s main habitat — in the Awatotara and Tuku valleys on the island is still open to feral stock so that regeneration is slow. However, the good news for the pigeon is that six fledglings are now present in the nests and should soon become independent of their parents.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 3
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167Chatham Island parea Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 3
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