Journal
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Volume 75, Issue 2, Pages 467-471Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.44
Keywords
endangered; harness; kingfisher; radiotelemetry; survival; Todiramphus gambieri
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I developed a modified leg harness for mounting radiotelemetry transmitters to small birds, which includes a weak link that allows telemetry equipment to be shed. Over 4 years, I mounted 62 transmitters on 49 Tuamotu kingfishers (Todiramphus gambieri) using weak-link harnesses. Kingfishers retained 86% of transmitters for the duration of monitoring periods (23-66 days) whereas 22 of 23 transmitters were shed from birds resighted after 6-15 months. Apparent mortality was no higher for radio-marked birds than for birds without transmitters. The weak-link harness is an improvement to existing transmitter attachment techniques and provides a useful, effective, and ethical means of studying bird movements. (C) 2011 The Wildlife Society.
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