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Island of Hawai‘i, ‘Io (Hawaiian hawk) GPS tracking locations, 2019-2020

January 14, 2025

We tracked the movement of 15 ‘Io, or Hawaiian Hawks (Buteo solitarius) from 2019-2021. Individuals were tracked for up to 18 months across a diverse landscape on the eastern side of the Island of Hawai'i. GPS-GSM (global positioning system location with global system of mobile communications) tracking tags were placed on each bird, with locations obtained every 1 hour during diurnal hours, and every 3 hours during nocturnal hours, with two birds having locations obtained every 2 hours as a result of tag power issues. A total of 111,320 locations were obtained.

Publication Year 2025
Title Island of Hawai‘i, ‘Io (Hawaiian hawk) GPS tracking locations, 2019-2020
DOI 10.5066/P142XU4S
Authors Eben Paxton, Kristina L Paxton
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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