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Icterus Northropi) This work is on a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license, https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Access to this work was provided by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ScholarWorks@UMBC digital repository on the Maryland Shared Open Access (MD-SOAR) platform. Please provide feedback Please support the ScholarWorks@UMBC repository by emailing [email protected] and telling us what having access to this work means to you and why it’s important to you. Thank you. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 33:95–103. 2020 Nest site characteristics of the Critically Endangered Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) Briana M. Yancy Janine M. Antalffy Michael G. Rowley Cierra N. McKoy Daniel C. Stonko Lehron E. Rolle Jennifer L. Christhilf Scott B. Johnson Shelley Cant-Woodside Kevin E. Omland Artwork: Katherine Thompson Journal of Caribbean Ornithology jco.birdscaribbean.org ISSN 1544-4953 RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 33:95–103. 2020 birdscaribbean.org Nest site characteristics of the Critically Endangered Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) Briana M. Yancy*1,3, Janine M. Antalffy1,4, Michael G. Rowley1,5, Cierra N. McKoy1,6, Daniel C. Stonko1,7, Lehron E. Rolle2,8, Jennifer L. Christhilf1,9, Scott B. Johnson2,10, Shelley Cant-Woodside2,11, and Kevin E. Omland1,12 Abstract The Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) is a Critically Endangered species restricted to Andros in The Bahamas. Previ- ous research suggested that the Bahama Oriole nested almost exclusively in coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in developed habi- tats. In 2016, however, the Bahama Oriole was documented nesting in remote pine forests for the first time. Our goals were to document where orioles nest in pine forests and to characterize nest site vegetation to determine if orioles show a preference for specific habitat characteristics. Here, we document 12 pine forest nests: six nests in understory Key thatch palms (Leucothri- nax morrisii) and six nests in Caribbean pines (Pinus caribaea). For each nest tree, we measured the tree height, tree diameter, and nest height. We also took measurements of habitat characteristics in 10-m and 100-m radius plots around the nest and compared these measurements to control plots. Orioles nested in a range of pine forest habitats. However, on average, Ba- hama Orioles nested in pine forests with more tall thatch palms (> 2 m tall) in the understory compared to control plots. They also tended to nest in the tallest thatch palms in the understory. The findings from this study further support the importance of protecting Bahamian pine forests on Andros. Keywords Bahama Oriole, endangered species, Icterus northropi, nesting habitat, The Bahamas Resumen Características del sitio de nidificación deIcterus northropi, especie En Peligro Crítico • Icterus northropi es una espe- cie En Peligro Crítico restringida a Andros en las Bahamas. Investigaciones previas sugirieron que dicha especie nidificaba, casi de manera exclusiva, en cocoteros (Cocos nucifera) en entornos urbanizados. Sin embargo, en 2016 se documentó por primera vez que esta especie nidifica en pinares remotos. Nuestros objetivos fueron detectar los sitios de nidificación de estas aves en los pinares y caracterizar la vegetación circundante para determinar si esta especie muestra una preferencia por características específicas del hábitat. Documentamos 12 nidos en pinares: seis en el sotobosque de palmeras (Leucothrinax morrisii) y seis en en pinos (Pinus caribaea). Para cada árbol con nido medimos la altura del árbol, su diámetro y la altura del nido. También tomamos medidas de las características del hábitat en parcelas de 10 y 100 m de radio alrededor del nido y comparamos estas mediciones con parcelas de control. Las aves observadas nidificaron en una variedad de hábitats en los pinares. Sin embargo, en promedio, los individuos de esta especie anidaron en pinares con un sotobosque de palmeras más altas (más de 2 m de altu- ra) comparadas con las de las parcelas de control. También tendieron a nidificar en las palmeras más altas del sotobosque. Los resultados de este estudio reafirman la importancia de proteger los pinares de las Bahamas enAndros. Palabras clave Bahamas, especie amenazada, hábitat de nidificación,Icterus northropi Résumé Caractéristiques des sites de nidification de l’Oriole des Bahamas (Icterus northropi), une espèce en danger critique d’extinction • L’Oriole des Bahamas (Icterus northropi) est une espèce en danger critique d’extinction, présente uniquement sur Andros aux Bahamas. Des recherches antérieures indiquaient qu’il nichait presque exclusivement dans les cocotiers (Cocos nuci- fera) des habitats anthropisés. En 2016, la nidification de l’espèce a cependant été observée pour la première fois dans des forêts de pins reculées. Notre objectif était de recueillir des informations sur les sites de nidification de l’Oriole des Bahamas dans ces pinèdes et d’en caractériser la végétation pour déterminer si cet oiseau montre une préférence pour certaines caractéristiques de l’habitat. Nous documentons ici 12 nids dans des forêts de pins: six dans le sous-étage de palmiers (Leucothrinax morrisii) et six dans les pins des Caraïbes (Pinus caribaea). Pour chaque arbre abritant un nid, nous avons mesuré la hauteur et le diamètre de l’arbre ainsi que la hauteur du nid. Nous avons également mesuré des caractéristiques de l’habitat dans des rayons de 10 m et de 100 m autour du nid et nous avons comparé ces mesures à celles des parcelles témoins. Les orioles nichaient dans divers ha- bitats de pinèdes. Cependant, ils nichaient en moyenne dans des pinèdes présentant un sous-étage de palmiers plus élevé que dans les parcelles témoins (> 2 m de haut). Ils avaient aussi tendance à nicher dans les plus hauts palmiers du sous-étage. *Corresponding Author: 1Department of Biological Sciences, Les résultats de cette étude confirment encore l’importance University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD de protéger les forêts de pins d’Andros aux Bahamas. 21250, USA; 3e-mail: [email protected] Published 15 December 2020—© 2020 Yancy et al.; licensee BirdsCaribbean. Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction, provided the original work is properly cited. Yancy et al. 2020. Vol. 33:95–103 Icterus northropi Nest Site Characteristics Mots clés Bahamas, espèce en danger, habitat de nidification, Icterus northropi, Oriole des Bahamas The Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) is a Critically Endan- Bahama Orioles nesting in native understory palms (Leucothri- gered species endemic to the Andros island complex in The Ba- nax morrisii) and Caribbean pines (Pinus caribaea var. bahamen- hamas (Price et al. 2011). The Bahama Oriole was previously con- sis) in the remote pine forests of Andros for the first time. They sidered a subspecies of the Greater Antillean Oriole, which also recorded 5–10 pairs of orioles that had breeding territories in included three other Caribbean oriole species: the Cuban Oriole the pine forest, which comprises the majority of dry land area (I. melanopsis), the Hispaniolan Oriole (I. dominicensis), and the on North Andros (unpubl. data; Fig. 1). This discovery demon- Puerto Rican Oriole (I. portoricensis) (Chesser et al. 2010). In strated that Bahama Orioles can utilize other breeding habitats, 2010, these species were all elevated to full species status based including areas deep in the pine forest far from human settle- on differences in morphology, vocalization, and DNA (Omland ments, meaning they are not as heavily dependent upon an- et al. 1999, Garrido et al. 2005, Sturge et al. 2009, Chesser et al. thropogenic settlements or using coconut palms for nesting as 2010). The recognition of the Bahama Oriole as a distinct species previously thought (Stonko et al. 2018). brought new challenges for its conservation and a need for more In 2017 and 2018, our team found several more nests in pine in-depth research on its threats and habitat use. forests. Here, we characterize Bahama Oriole nesting sites for The Bahama Oriole faces many potential threats as a species. these nests found between 2016–2018. Our goals were to (1) Like other island endemics, it is threatened by invasive preda- characterize Bahama Oriole pine forest nest sites, and (2) deter- tors, including rats and feral cats, as well as native and non-na- mine if there are any nest site characteristics that differ signifi- tive snakes (BirdLife International 2020). Baltz (1995) first docu- cantly from surrounding areas in the pine forest. Importantly, no mented the arrival of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) other Caribbean oriole species are known to nest in pine trees on Andros, which heavily parasitizes Bahama Oriole nests, per- or in open pine forest (Jaramillo and Burke 1999). Therefore, no haps especially in developed habitats (Price 2011). Finally, these previous studies can be used to predict aspects of the pine for- orioles are threatened by habitat loss. The global range of the est that may be important for Bahama Orioles. Previous nest- Bahama Oriole previously included Andros and Abaco; however, site selection research on the Bahama Oriole conducted in de- these orioles were extirpated from Abaco in the 1990s due to veloped areas found that orioles selected nest trees that were unknown causes (Price et al. 2011). In developed areas on An- significantly taller, had more bare ground underneath, and had dros, many coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), an important nest more palm trees near the nesting tree compared to randomly tree for Bahama Orioles along the settled east coast, have been selected palm trees (Price et al. 2011). More recent research dis- killed by lethal yellowing disease (Price et al. 2015). Logging and covered these orioles nesting in the pine forest, specifically in residential development have caused the orioles to lose native Caribbean pines and Key thatch palms (Stonko et al. 2018). In pine forest habitat as well (Price and Hayes 2017).
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