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Hawaiʻi's white tern [electronic resource] manu-o-kū, an urban seabird
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | Hawaiʻi's white tern [electronic resource] : manu-o-kū, an urban seabird/ Susan Scott. |
| 개인저자 | Scott, Susan,1948- author. |
| 발행사항 | Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2018]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource: color illustrations, maps. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Scott, Susan, 1948- Hawaiʻi's white tern. Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2018] 9780824878023 |
| ISBN | 9780824878566 0824878566 9780824878573 0824878574 |
| 일반주기 |
"A latitude 20 book."
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| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-66). |
| 내용주기 | Names -- Location -- Description -- Diet -- Breeding -- Threats -- Conservation -- The future. |
| 요약 | "White Terns are native throughout the world's tropics and subtropics, where they breed almost exclusively on remote islands that are free of predators like cats, dogs, rats, and mongooses. Historically, this was also true in Hawai'i, but in 1961 a pair of White Terns laid an egg and raised a chick near Hanauma Bay. Since then their numbers in the city of Honolulu have steadily increased, and in 2007 the White Tern, also known by its Hawaiian name, Manu-o-Kū, was designated the official bird of the City and County of Honolulu. Other native seabirds nest on O'ahu and its nearby islands, but the graceful White Tern is the only species known to lay its eggs in the city's nonnative trees, on window ledges, and on other man-made structures, making Honolulu unique among world cities. People who live in apartment buildings and work in office towers can watch parents brooding eggs and feeding chicks. An energetic fishing bird, the Manu-o-Kū can fly far from land in its search for fish and squid. Sailors on traditional voyaging canoes keep a close eye on them: as the sun starts to go down, the birds head home, effectively providing the bearing of nearby islands. Today, White Terns are a common sight in Honolulu, from downtown parks to Nu'uanu and Mānoa valleys to bustling Waikīkī, and the photogenic birds are gaining in popularity as their range increases. In bringing together data about White Terns from here and abroad, marine biologist Susan Scott has crafted a reliable, informative resource filled with remarkable photographs for anyone curious about Manu-o-Kū, Honolulu's official bird."--Page [2] of cover. |
| 일반주제명 | Gygis alba --Hawaii. NATURE / Animals / Birds. NATURE / Birdwatching Guides. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology. |
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