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Winter 2017/18 Winter 2017/18 CONTENTS Magazine of the Winter 2017/18 Winter 2017/18 CONTENTS Editorial 5 4 From the desk of Matthew Kirchhoff, Glanmor House, Hayle WPT Communications Director Cornwall TR27 4HB UK [email protected] +44 (0)1736 751026 Rimatara Lorikeet www.parrots.org Population Re-established on Atiu Island 5 after 200 Years ABOUT THE WPT Slowing Parrot Trafficking 10 in Indonesia Capture for the live-bird trade, habitat loss and other factors put wild parrots at risk. One in three parrot species are currently threatened in the wild. Back from the Brink, Again: The Decline and Recovery of the Tasman Parakeet As an international leader in parrot 14 conservation and welfare the World Parrot Trust works with researchers, in-country organisations, communities PsittaNews and governments to encourage effective solutions that save parrots. 18 Parrot News and Updates WPT Contacts Since 1989 the WPT has grown to become a global force that moves quickly to address urgent issues and Parrots in the Wild support long-term projects for parrots. Purple-crowned Lorikeets WPT has led projects in 42 countries 20 for 67 species of parrot. CHARITY INFORMATION United Kingdom: # 800944 14 United States: EIN 62-1561595 Canada: BN 89004 1171 RR001 Printed on post-consumer recycled paper. ON THE COVER A Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) forages on a giant banana bloom, using its specialised brush-tipped tongue to acquire nectar and pollen. Photo © Alan Lieberman Editor: Desi Milpacher These parrots have experienced a remarkable growth in their numbers Layout & Design: Michelle Kooistra since 27 were translocated from Rimatara to Atiu in 2007. Production: Karen Whitley 10 The World Parrot Trust does not necessarily endorse Learn more on Page 5, Rimatara Lorikeet: Population any views or statements made by contributors to Re-established on Atiu Island after 200 Years. PsittaScene. It will consider articles or letters from any contributors on their merits. Visit parrots.org/ psittascene for Guidelines. Anyone wishing to reprint PsittaScene articles in full or in part needs permission from the author/photographer(s) and must state that it was copied from PsittaScene. All contents © World Parrot Trust Printed by Brewers — Part of the Martin Luck Group Tel: 01326 563424 Winter 2017/18 PsittaScene.org 3 | Editorial What will be your legacy? “I can’t Let your dedication to parrots live on! Leaving a legacy gift to the parrots through believe it...” your estate may be one of the most fulfilling contributions you will ever make. Those were the first words out of Visit our website at parrots.org/legacy my mouth on our A message from... or contact an office near you (see page 19.) first morning on Matt’s desk Atiu as we began our survey of the In this issue we focus our sights on the island, nearly 10 Australasian region of the world—an area years after the that includes Australia, New Zealand, New reintroduction Guinea, and the Islands of Indonesia and the of the Rimatara Pacific Ocean. It is an immense geographic Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) area of immense importance to parrots. It translocated from sustains 42% of the world’s parrot species, including half of all Critically Endangered Rimatara in 2007. species. We at WPT have resolved to improve that picture for parrots in this region. Some of the WPT-supported work currently in progress is highlighted in this issue: from the Tasman Parakeet, which is teetering on the edge of extinction, to the beautiful Rimatara (Kuhl’s) Lorikeet, a nectivorous parrot (with a brushy tongue!) whose recovery in the wild is celebrated, and a startling but hopeful story about the destructive trade in the wild parrots of Indonesia. As always, our aim is to inform and inspire. Your support of the World Parrot Trust is critical to our collective success. Thank you for your help and feedback. Best wishes for the new year! Matthew Kirchhoff, Communications Director Leave a Legacy 4 PsittaScene.org Winter 2017/18 Winter 2017/18 PsittaScene.org 5 We had an inkling of what to expect in terms of population size from the regular reports we received RIMatara LORIKEET over the years from our Population Re-established on Atiu Island after 200 Years “man in the field” Roger By Alan Lieberman and Gerald McCormack Malcolm, who kept track of the lorikeets flying over THE RIMATARA LORIKEET first breeding from translocated roads that cover the island, and the Atiu Villas Resort. Even (also known as Kuhl’s, Ruby, ‘Ura, parents on Atiu - the first lorikeet then consider the total available though we were hoping to Kura, and Scarlet-breasted lorikeet) chicks hatched on Atiu in 200 years. habitat on the island to estimate appears on CITES Appendix the potential number of birds see (and count) lorikeets, II and is listed on Birdlife The initial translocation project that are on the island. we could hardly believe International/IUCN Red List as was organized by the Cook what greeted us upon our “Endangered” due to its small Islands Natural Heritage Trust, We walked every morning for population, limited distribution, the Ornithological Society of 2-3 hours beginning just before arrival on Atiu. and risk of ship rats becoming French Polynesia (MANU) and sunup when the birds are most established on its home islands. the San Diego Zoo Global with active and vocal. We formed Before we even started the support of the communities 4 teams of 2-3 persons and The species is restricted to of Rimatara and Atiu, and the followed pre-assigned routes our official count, we saw three islands: Rimatara in approval of the governments each day, often replicating routes not just a bird or two, here western French Polynesia, and of French Polynesia and the taken by the different teams. Tabuaran and Teraina in remote Cook Islands. We counted all birds seen or and there, or perhaps a northeastern Kiribati. The heard within 50 metres on either pair or trio… but rather former natural range for the Our goal for the survey in 2016 side of the road, which totalled amazingly, and to our species was the southern Cook was to determine, as closely as a transect area of 292 hectares Islands and Rimatara, while the possible, the total population (29km in length x 100m width delight, we had the thrill inclusion of the Kiribati Islands size on Atiu and how the = 292ha). of watching dozens of lories is due to birds introduced by available habitat was being feeding in nectar-rich didap Polynesians before the discovery utilized by the new reintroduced The average number of birds of the island group in 1798. lorikeet population. Counting detected within 50m of the tree blossoms (Erythrina The native Atiu population birds in the field is a science in eight road-transects was .35 subumbrans). valued the lorikeet’s brilliant itself with many techniques and birds/ha. The 292 hectare red plumage, and it was hunted models to consider. We decided area sampled via transects to extinction before Captain to use a direct count along constituted 26.5% of the We were in open-mouthed Cook’s arrival in 1777. transects as defined by the eight habitable 1,100ha on the island. awe by what we saw and The overall goal of this excited about how robustly conservation effort was the flock had grown in to reintroduce a founder less than 10 years. What population from Rimatara to establish a reserve population was our two week survey on a rat-free island within its going to reveal in terms of former natural range. Using total birds? capture and transport techniques used for similar lorikeet species in French Polynesia, in 2007 But before we get to our the field team captured 27 birds in Rimatara, transported and best estimates, let us released them on Atiu. The begin at the beginning... following year we recorded the Alan (l) and Gerald (r) reviewing the transects for the survey 6 PsittaScene.org Winter 2017/18 Winter 2017/18 PsittaScene.org 7 From an initial infusion of just 27 birds “ released in 2007 to a conservative estimate of 385 birds in less than “ 10 years is truly remarkable... Rimatara lorikeet We multiplied .35 Kura/ha x 1,100ha to eradicated and the removal of the last (Vini kuhlii) arrive at our estimate of 385 Rimatara bird, ironically enough, occurred during World population: lorikeets on Atiu. The entire exercise our survey in September 2016. So now < 2000, decreasing. was wonderful.... walking a tropical the lorikeets, kingfishers and fruit doves Where found: Pacific island every morning, looking can breed unmolested. Rimatara in the Austral Island for lorikeets but also enjoying the native group of French Polynesia; Tabuaran and Teriana in the Pacific pigeon and chattering kingfisher, After two weeks of walking roads Kiribata Island nation, and most and especially the endemic Cook Islands (we liked to call our team “Old Men recently, re-established on the fruit dove and Atiu swiftlet. Of course, Walking Roads”) we reviewed all of island of Atiu in the Cook Islands. the lorikeet was the highlight. our daily survey data, considered all of Threat Summary: the most recent mapping of the island Exploitation for this species’ red feathers is the reason for In the afternoons, we concentrated our and its varied habitats, and agreed on a its prehistoric extinction on activities on mist-netting lorikeets that conservative population estimate of 385 the Cook Islands. A significant modern threat on other islands feed late in the day on the banana flowers Rimatara lorikeet on Atiu. From an initial is the black rat (Rattus rattus) that begin to open around 4 pm. This infusion of just 27 birds released in 2007 eating their eggs, young and the proved to be much more challenging than to a conservative estimate of 385 birds often the adults themselves.
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