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The '''pueo''' (''Asio flammeus sandwichensis'') is a [[subspecies]] of the [[short-eared owl]] and is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hawaii]]. The pueo is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by ''[[Aumakua|{{okina}}aumākua]]'' (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture. |
The '''pueo''' (''Asio flammeus sandwichensis'') is a [[subspecies]] of the [[short-eared owl]] and is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hawaii]]. The pueo is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by ''[[Aumakua|{{okina}}aumākua]]'' (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture. |
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== Taxonomy == |
== Taxonomy == |
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This [[taxon]] was first named by [[Andrew Bloxam]] (as the species ''Strix sandwichensis''). He saw it, although did not collect a specimen, while in the [[Hawaiian Islands]] in 1825 as the naturalist on board [[HMS Blonde (1819)|HMS ''Blonde'']]. It is now considered to be a subspecies of the [[short-eared owl]], ''Asio flammeus'', although [[Storrs L. Olson|Storrs Olson]] does not consider it to be distinct from ''Asio flammeus flammeus''.<ref>{{Citation | last=Olson | first=Storrs L. | year=1996 | title=The contribution of the voyage of H.M.S. ''Blonde'' to Hawaiian ornithology | journal=Archives of Natural History | volume=23 | issue=1 | pages=1–42 | url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/8385/1/VZ_269_Blonde_in_Hawaii.pdf | author1-link=Storrs L. Olson | doi=10.3366/anh.1996.23.1.1}}</ref> |
This [[taxon]] was first named by [[Andrew Bloxam]] (as the species ''Strix sandwichensis''). He saw it, although did not collect a specimen, while in the [[Hawaiian Islands]] in 1825 as the naturalist on board [[HMS Blonde (1819)|HMS ''Blonde'']]. It is now considered to be a subspecies of the [[short-eared owl]], ''Asio flammeus'', although [[Storrs L. Olson|Storrs Olson]] does not consider it to be distinct from ''Asio flammeus flammeus''.<ref>{{Citation | last=Olson | first=Storrs L. | year=1996 | title=The contribution of the voyage of H.M.S. ''Blonde'' to Hawaiian ornithology | journal=Archives of Natural History | volume=23 | issue=1 | pages=1–42 | url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/8385/1/VZ_269_Blonde_in_Hawaii.pdf | author1-link=Storrs L. Olson | doi=10.3366/anh.1996.23.1.1}}</ref> |
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== Distribution and habitat == |
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| ⚫ | Pueo inhabit forests and grasslands throughout Hawaii, although their numbers seem to be declining, particularly in the last two decades, and especially on the island of [[Oʻahu]], upon which they were at one time numerous. Pueo is listed by the state of Hawaii as an [[endangered species]] on the island of Oʻahu.<ref name="dlnr">{{cite journal |date=1 October 2005 |title=Pueo or Hawaiian Short-eared Owl |url=http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2013/09/Fact-Sheet-pueo.pdf |url-status=live |format=PDF |publisher=State of Hawaii |work=Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617024424/http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/NAAT%20final%20CWCS/Chapters/Terrestrial%20Fact%20Sheets/raptors/pueo%20NAAT%20final%20!.pdf |archivedate=17 June 2009}}</ref> |
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The pueo is recognized as an [[Endemism|endemic]] subspecies by the state of Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-22 |title=Pueo |url=https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/birds/pueo/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Wildlife Program |language=en}}</ref> However, its presence in Hawaii is the result of prehistoric human intervention and not local natural evolution alone, blurring the concept of a [[native species]]. The pueo is thought to have colonized Hawaii after the arrival of the [[Polynesians]]. Like [[Short-eared owl|short-eared owls]] in continental environments, pueo primarily consume small [[Mammal|mammals]]. The relatively recent establishment of pueo in Hawaii might be tied to the [[Polynesian rat|Polynesian rats]] (''Rattus exulans'') brough to the islands by humans. The only native land mammals in Hawaii are two species of bat (the [[Hawaiian hoary bat]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite journal |last1=Pinzari |first1=Corinna A |last2=Kang |first2=Lin |last3=Michalak |first3=Pawel |last4=Jermiin |first4=Lars S |last5=Price |first5=Donald K |last6=Bonaccorso |first6=Frank J |date=2020-08-27 |title=Analysis of Genomic Sequence Data Reveals the Origin and Evolutionary Separation of Hawaiian Hoary Bat Populations |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa137 |journal=Genome Biology and Evolution |volume=12 |issue=9 |pages=1504–1514 |doi=10.1093/gbe/evaa137 |issn=1759-6653 |pmc=7543519 |pmid=32853363}}</ref> and the extinct ''[[Synemporion|Synemporion keana]]<ref name="paper">{{Cite journal |last1=Ziegler |first1=Alan C. |last2=Howarth |first2=Francis G. |last3=Simmons |first3=Nancy B. |date=2016-03-21 |title=A Second Endemic Land Mammal for the Hawaiian Islands: A New Genus and Species of Fossil Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6641 |journal=American Museum Novitates |issue=3854 |pages=1–52 |doi=10.1206/3854.1 |issn=0003-0082 |s2cid=56234957 |hdl=2246/6641}}</ref>''). |
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== Threats to survival == |
== Threats to survival == |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Asio |
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| Subspecies: | A. f. sandwichensis
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The pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is a subspecies of the short-eared owl and is endemic to Hawaii. The pueo is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture.
Taxonomy
This taxon was first named by Andrew Bloxam (as the species Strix sandwichensis). He saw it, although did not collect a specimen, while in the Hawaiian Islands in 1825 as the naturalist on board HMS Blonde. It is now considered to be a subspecies of the short-eared owl, Asio flammeus, although Storrs Olson does not consider it to be distinct from Asio flammeus flammeus.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Pueo inhabit forests and grasslands throughout Hawaii, although their numbers seem to be declining, particularly in the last two decades, and especially on the island of Oʻahu, upon which they were at one time numerous. Pueo is listed by the state of Hawaii as an endangered species on the island of Oʻahu.[3]
The pueo is recognized as an endemic subspecies by the state of Hawaii.[4] However, its presence in Hawaii is the result of prehistoric human intervention and not local natural evolution alone, blurring the concept of a native species. The pueo is thought to have colonized Hawaii after the arrival of the Polynesians. Like short-eared owls in continental environments, pueo primarily consume small mammals. The relatively recent establishment of pueo in Hawaii might be tied to the Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans) brough to the islands by humans. The only native land mammals in Hawaii are two species of bat (the Hawaiian hoary bat[5] and the extinct Synemporion keana[6]).
Threats to survival
Pueo nest on the ground, which makes their eggs and young susceptible to predation by the introduced small Indian mongoose and other predators.
Pueo are strongly affected by light pollution. They are often killed in vehicular accidents in which they dive toward the headlights of cars, possibly in an attempt to hunt. Many such collisions have been reported on Interstate H-3 and other newly built roadways in areas which once held high populations of pueo.
Pueo appear to be somewhat resistant to the avian malaria that has devastated many other endemic bird populations in Hawaii;[3][7] however, they have recently become victim to a mysterious "sick owl syndrome", or SOS, in which large numbers of pueo have been found walking dazedly on roads, leading to death by collision. The cause of sick owl syndrome is unknown; it is suspected that pesticide toxicity may be responsible, particularly through secondary rodenticide poisoning. However, it has also been hypothesized that the cause may be an infectious agent, seizure-like confusion due to light pollution, or a variety of other causes.
References
- ^ "Asio flammeus sandwichensis". ITIS Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ Olson, Storrs L. (1996), "The contribution of the voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to Hawaiian ornithology" (PDF), Archives of Natural History, 23 (1): 1–42, doi:10.3366/anh.1996.23.1.1
- ^ a b "Pueo or Hawaiian Short-eared Owl" (PDF). Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. State of Hawaii. 1 October 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Pueo". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Wildlife Program. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Pinzari, Corinna A; Kang, Lin; Michalak, Pawel; Jermiin, Lars S; Price, Donald K; Bonaccorso, Frank J (2020-08-27). "Analysis of Genomic Sequence Data Reveals the Origin and Evolutionary Separation of Hawaiian Hoary Bat Populations". Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (9): 1504–1514. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa137. ISSN 1759-6653. PMC 7543519. PMID 32853363.
- ^ Ziegler, Alan C.; Howarth, Francis G.; Simmons, Nancy B. (2016-03-21). "A Second Endemic Land Mammal for the Hawaiian Islands: A New Genus and Species of Fossil Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". American Museum Novitates (3854): 1–52. doi:10.1206/3854.1. hdl:2246/6641. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 56234957.
- ^ Kilpatrick, A. Marm (2006). "Facilitating the evolution of resistance to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds". Biological Conservation. 128 (4): 475–485. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.014. ISSN 0006-3207.
...one of the multiple stressors that have devastated the native bird community of Hawai'i.