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HAWAIIS WHITE TERN: MANU-O-KU, AN URBAN SEABIRD By Susan Scott
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- Publication Name
- Latitude 20
- Item Height
- 8.4 inches
- ISBN-10
- 0824878027
- ISBN
- 9780824878023
- Book Title
- Hawai'i's White Tern : Manu-O-Kū, an Urban Seabird
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Nature, Science
- Topic
- Regional, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Animals / Birds
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 88 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824878027
ISBN-13
9780824878023
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16038540754
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hawai'i's White Tern : Manu-O-Kū, an Urban Seabird
Number of Pages
88 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Regional, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Animals / Birds
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-022856
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Scott, whose "Ocean Watch" column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser has been an institution since 1987, is an old hand at making a science and ecology story irresistible. You'll love the photos taken by tern lovers, some who've had the privilege of watching a tern couple hatch a single egg sitting on a window ledge without the benefit of a nest.
Dewey Decimal
598.33809969
Synopsis
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-Ku, 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-Ku 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 Manoa valleys to bustling Waikiki, 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-Ku, Honolulu's official bird.
LC Classification Number
QL696.C46S39 2019
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Copyright Date
2018
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