First record of Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis for Malaita, with a description of its nest site

Alabai, Maasafi; Esau, Tommy; Kekeubata, Esau; Waneagea, Jackson; MacLaren, David; Major, Richard E.; Callaghan, Corey T.

doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i4.2019.a4

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“…Scientific names presented in annotated list above. Kwaio people documented the first known westernscience record of Solomons Nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis) for Malaita (Alabai et al 2019). The Kwaio people are well prepared to conduct further surveys to elucidate distribution and status of the birds of Malaita, as well as other taxa.…”

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A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands

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Kekeubata²,

Waneagea³

et al. 2019

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We surveyed the birds of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands from 20 October to 2 November 2018. We conducted 66 point counts and recorded or observed 58 species of resident landbirds, including 23 of the 24 passerine species known from the island of Malaita and 15 waterbird species. We collected some form of samples (e.g., whole specimens and/or blood samples) from 61 individuals of 17 species, including representatives of the four species-level endemics: Malaita Fantail Rhipidura malaitae (Mayr, 1931), Malaita Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx malaitae (Mayr, 1935), Malaita White-eye Zosterops stresemanni (Mayr, 1931), and Red-bellied Myzomela Myzomela malaitae (Mayr, 1931). We demonstrate the considerable potential for conservation of the Malaitan avifauna on traditional lands in the mountains of East Kwaio. The extensive knowledge of the local people was a key factor in the success of the expedition. To facilitate ongoing conservation efforts, we documented the local Kwaio names of the birds we encountered.

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A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands

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Kekeubata²,

Waneagea³

et al. 2019

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“…We examined camera trap data using the packages "circular" (Agostinelli & Lund, 2022) and "overlap" (Ridout & Linkie, 2009) in R (R Core Team, 2022). We treated consecutive images of the same species recorded on the same camera as independent observations if they were separated by a time period of 30 min or more.…”

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“…However, substantial Wallacean and Linnaean shortfalls remain among the vertebrate faunas, and the deep Indigenous knowledge that persists widely today is a key tool to reduce these (e.g. Alabai et al., 2019; DeCicco et al., 2019, 2020; Jenkins et al., 2008; Lavery et al., 2021; Lavery, Alabai, et al., 2020; Lavery, Posala, et al., 2020; Pollard et al., 2015). People from southern Vangunu continue to hold intimate knowledge of a native species of giant rat known by the Indigenous language name vika .…”

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Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands

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Described in 2017 and known only from the holotype, Uromys vika is surely among the world's least studied rodents. This critically endangered species is facing a rapidly increasing scale for threat from logging of its primary lowland forest habitat, on the only island on which it occurs—Vangunu, Solomon Islands. However, a deep traditional ecological knowledge of U. vika is held by Vangunu's people. Using camera traps and guided by this knowledge, we aimed to make additional records of U. vika in the last major block of Vangunu's primary forest. We successfully captured 95 images of what we postulate is four different individuals. The forests at Zaira represent the last suitable habitat remaining for this species, and recent development consent for logging at Zaira will lead to its extinction if permitted to proceed.

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“…For the Kwaio community, particularly those living away from the coast, frogs are an important source of protein and are strongly incorporated into cultural beliefs. As part of collaborative biodiversity research led by the Kwaio community (Alabai et al 2019;Callaghan et al 2019;Lavery et al 2018), we conducted a survey for B. dendrobatidis in East Kwaio on Malaita, the first published survey for the pathogen in the Solomon Islands and in the Solomon Islands archipelago.…”

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Apparent absence of the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in frogs in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

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Esau²,

Kekeubata³

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A major driver of global biodiversity loss is disease. One of the most devastating wildlife diseases known is chytridiomycosis, which is caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and is implicated in population declines in over 500 frog species. Thought to originate in Asia, B. dendrobatidis now has a global distribution, likely due to human movement and trade. The pathogen has yet to be detected in Melanesia, but there have been few surveys for B. dendrobatidis in the region, and none in the Solomon Islands archipelago, a biogeographic region with a unique and culturally important frog fauna. We swabbed 200 frogs of eight species in three genera in lowland and highland sites in East Kwaio on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. All frogs tested negative for the pathogen but it is possible that the pathogen is present despite non-detection, so further surveys for the pathogen are needed throughout the country. Despite this, it is safest to take a precautionary approach and assume that B. dendrobatidis has not yet been introduced to the Solomon Islands, and that naïve native amphibian populations may be at risk of decline if the pathogen is introduced. Protocols are needed to prevent the accidental import of infected frogs via tourism or in logging or mining equipment. Monitoring of frog populations near areas of high risk such as ports is also recommended. The frogs of the Solomon Islands archipelago are biologically unique and culturally significant, and protecting them from the potentially devastating impacts of B. dendrobatidis is vital.

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First record of Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis for Malaita, with a description of its nest site

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A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands

A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands

Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands

Apparent absence of the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in frogs in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

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