Journal article
Survey of the avifauna of Van Ban Nature Reserve, Lao Cai province, Vietnam
FORKTAIL, (31), pp.103-106
01 Jan 2015
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Abstract
Between mid-March and mid-April 2012 we made an altitudinal transect of the avifauna in the Van Ban Nature Reserve, Lao Cai province, Vietnam, between 775 and 2,300 m. This is one of the few remaining sites that contains. Himalayan fauna in Vietnam. We recorded 171 avian species, several which should now be considered threatened in Vietnam, e.g. Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa, Yellow-billed Nuthatch S. solangiae and Black-headed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer. We documented the first record of several species in West Tonkin, e.g. White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii and Short-tailed Parrotbill Neosuthora davidiana. Because of intense trapping and hunting all large mammals and the two large hornbill species appear to be extirpated from the reserve. Nonetheless, Van Ban is important not only for resident avian species but also for a number of migrants as a stopover. For example, flocks containing up to 80 individuals of the all-white headed subspecies of Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus were frequently encountered, as well as large numbers of migrant Phylloscopus warblers. Because of the severe anthropogenic pressures in this area the only reason why Van Ban Nature Reserve retains any forest cover is the steep terrain. However, owing to the lack of effective protection the residual forest was rapidly being destroyed during our survey.
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- Title
- Survey of the avifauna of Van Ban Nature Reserve, Lao Cai province, Vietnam
- Creators
- Le Manh Hung - Insititute Ecol & Biol Resources, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, VietnamMark B. Robbins - University of KansasNathan H. Rice - Drexel UniversityDiego Roldan-Pina - Museo Zool Alfonso L Herrera, Dept Biol Evolut, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
- Publication Details
- FORKTAIL, (31), pp.103-106
- Publisher
- Oriental Bird Club
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Ornithology
- Identifiers
- 991021903224904721
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