Records of Ground-nesting by the Japanese Wood Pigeon Columba janthina janthina in Two Islets, Birou and Kobirou, in Miyazaki Prefecture

Abstract

Nests, eggs and chicks of the Japanese Wood Pigeon were found in two islets, Birou (32° 28′ N, 131° 44′ E) and Kobirou (32° 28′ N, 131° 44′ E), located at the northern coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, eastern Kyushu. We had found twentyfour nests between 1993 and 2000, all of which were built on the ground in thickets of Miscanthus condensatus, Pleioblastus simonii and Carex oahuensis var. robusta.