Nutmeg Mannikins recorded per
party hr on the Kapa'a Christmas Count, Kaua'i, 1971-2007 (see Count
Page), indicating a significant decline
in the area during the 1970s. Declines are possibly related to increased
competition from other Estrilid finches Graphs of Christmas Count data
developed as part of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and
Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/2009/
