Chinese Birds最新文献

{"title":"Discovery of Hume’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) in Guizhou Province, southwestern China","authors":"Aiwu Jiang, Zhiying Cheng, X. Liang","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0011","url":null,"abstract":"Hume’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae), including two subspecies, is distributed in northeastern India, Myanmar, northern Thailand and southwestern China (Collar et al., 2001). In China its distribution has been assumed to be restricted to Yunnan and northwestern Guangxi (Mackinnon et al., 2000; Zheng, 2011). Hume’s Pheasant is listed as a Near Threatened species by IUCN for its small and fragmented population (BirdLife International, 2011). It has also been ranked as a Class I National Key Protected Animal in China. Although the distribution range of Hume’s Pheasant in Guangxi and Guizhou is only separated by the Nanpan and Hongshui rivers, this pheasant had not been previously recorded in Guizhou Province. Jinzhongshan National Nature Reserve was established in 2008 with the express purpose of protecting the population of Hume’s Pheasant in northwestern Guangxi. This area is separated from southwestern Guizhou Province by the Nanpan River, prior to its damming in 1997 only about 50 m at its widest, yet ornithologists had not previously recorded Hume’s Pheasant on the Guizhou side of the river (Wu et al., 1986). We have studied Hume’s Pheasant for about eight years in Jinzhongshan National Nature Reserve. Using radio transmitters, we found that Hume’s Pheasant had spread on the Guangxi side of the Nanpan River. Some local hunters also told us that they had captured some pheasants in Guizhou Province many years ago. Therefore, a survey of Hume’s Pheasant was conducted in southwestern Guizhou Province. A pile of plumage, including that of Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), the Mountain Bamboo-Partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) and Hume’s pheasant were collected from a logging shed in Jishanlin Village (24°45′25.2′′N, 104°49′55.5′′E), Cangjiang Town, Xingyi City, southwestern Guizhou Province in March 2012 (Fig. 1). Anonymous local people admitted they captured these pheasants using traditional traps in a nearby forest. The plumage collected in Guizhou Province was that of an adult male Hume’s Pheasant and absolutely similar to the specimens collected from the Jinzhongshan National Nature Reserve in all its different parts. Some plumage of Hume’s Pheasant was also observed on the capture site. Therefore, we firmly believed this pheasant was captured from Guizhou Province.","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130135753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic structure of wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) based on mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences","authors":"Lili Zhang, Lizhi Zhou, Yanli Dai","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114479958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of display platforms of Common Coots (Fulica atra) compared with the use of nests during breeding seasons","authors":"Weiwei Zhang, Jianzhang Ma","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0013","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated a breeding population of Common Coots (Fulica atra) from April to June in 2008 and 2009. We found that each pair of coots built display platforms beside their nest in their territory during the breeding season. On average, 3.1 (range 2-7) platforms were built by each pair of coots. Display platforms were simpler with less coverage and were significantly lower above the water surface than nests; however, their depth below the water surface was not significantly different. Plat - forms were primarily used for roosting, preening and mating in the breeding season, but they were also used to store animal food. In the breeding season, nest was usually built later than platforms, the use ratio (total and daily frequency) of platforms decreased after nest was built, and more mating be- havior was performed on the nest than on the platform. We compared the use ratio of both sexes to the nest and platforms in different breeding phases; the results show that females used the nest more than the platforms, while males used the platforms more than the females, suggesting that females pay more attention to breeding, while males put more energy in territorial defense. Since coots are territorial during the breeding season, the platforms may play an important role in confirming and recognizing territorial boundaries.","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116319578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Avian diversity in hedgerows, preference to hedgerow types and their conservation at Angacha (Kembatta), central Ethiopia","authors":"Abebe Kokiso","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0015","url":null,"abstract":"Ababa, �thiopia Abstract The present study aimed to investigate avian diversity in hedgerows at Angacha, in the Kembatta zone, �thiopia. Transect and point�count methods were deployed to determine avian diversity, species richness, similarity and preferences across five sub study sites. Diversity and preferences of birds to hedgerow types varied in relation to their vegetation composition and structure. Five endemic species, i.e., Rüppel’s Blac� Chat ( Cossyfa semirufa ), the White�chee�ed Turaco ( Tauraco leucotis ), the Banded Barbet ( Lybius undatus ), the Abyssinian Oriole ( Oriolus monacha ) and the Wattled Ibis ( Bostrychia carucullatta ) were recorded in the thic� hedgerow type. Thic�ness, height and width of hedgerows affected the diversity, distribution and habitat preference of birds. Thic� hedgerow types showed the highest avian species diversity, richness and similarity. There was a high correlation between the hedgerow diversity and its bird diversity, which was directly associated with habitat quality. Bird species diversity and preference for hedgerow types require important conservation and","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121528026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Species identification of sympatric cuckoo nestlings in a multiple-cuckoo system, China","authors":"Canchao Yang, Yan Cai, W. Liang","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0016","url":null,"abstract":"Interaction between a parasite and its host could lead to a co-evolutionary arms race. Cuckoo-host system is among the most studied of all brood parasite systems, but the cuckoos of Asia, on the other hand, are much less well known. China has the most abundant cuckoo species in Asia. Many of these co-occur in sympatric areas, posing a potential risk of mis-identification of cuckoo nestlings, especially in Cuculus species. In this study we have provided a practical criterion to identify cuckoo nestlings species in the field and performed molecular phylogeny to confirm our empirical results. These results indicate that two distinct characteristics of cuckoo nestlings, i.e., the gape color pattern and feather traits can be considered as reliable species identification. To our knowledge, this is the first report for species identification of Cuculus nestlings through molecular analysis.","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128146768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The update of Zhejiang bird checklist","authors":"Shuihua Chen, Qin Huang, Zhongyong Fan, Cangsong Chen, Yiwei Lu","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0017","url":null,"abstract":"Complete checklist records are essential to understand regional bird diversity and the status of the distribution of birds. The Zhejiang bird checklist was last presented as the Aves Branch of Zhejiang Fauna in 1990. Since then, many new records had been added, of which most remain unpublished. We have collected and examined all published and unpublished new records from Zhejiang habitats as well as those from the Aves Branch of Zhejiang Fauna. We have confirmed the evidence of the new records, which includes specimens, photographs, videos, sounds and tissue samples. We changed the Latin names of 131 species and subspecies and 41 Chinese names according to the new taxonomy and nomenclature. We provide an updated Zhejiang bird checklist for a total of 483 species and 24 subspecies, including 70 new species records, of which 47 species are reported for the first. Most of the new records are based on recent photographs taken by bird watchers.","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131251481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Population biology of the Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) in an agro-ecosystem of the Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan","authors":"I. Hussain, Asmat un-NISA, Sangum Khalil","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0009","url":null,"abstract":"The field biology of the Grey Francolin ( Francolinus pondicerianus) was studied in 2009 in an agro-ecosystem of the Pothwar area, an important range of its distribution in Pakistan. The bird density was estimated as 1.59 ± 0.39 (mean ± standard error) birds per ha in crop fields and 0.87 ± 0.14 birds per ha in forest tracks, with some seasonal fluctuations in its habitat. All bird nests were located on the ground in vegetation mainly comprised of Desmostachia bipinnata, Acacia modesta, Imperata cylindrical, Zizipus jujuba and Euphorbia spp. Egg laying was recorded during the spring and summer months, with a mean egg laying span of 6 ± 0.36 days (range 5-7 days) and a mean clutch size of 7 ± 0.36 (range of 6-8 eggs). The mean incubation period was 20.6 ± 0.50 days (range 19-22 days). Out of a total number of 42 eggs recorded, 32 hatched (76.19% success) with a mean hatch- ing rate of 5.33 ± 1.22 eggs per clutch. The fledgling success was estimated as 3.83 ± 0.83 per clutch (63.08%). The species was found to be omnivorous and euryphagus in its feeding habit. There were 10 identifiable food items in the diet of the species, consisting of seven plant species ( Pennisetum ty- phoideum, Sorghum bicolor, S. halepense, Prosopis juliflora , Phaseolus radiates, Carthemus axycantha and Acacia sp.), two insect species (Coptotermes formosanus and Formica rufa) and one grit.","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124486689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A panel of polymorphic microsatellites in the Blue Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) developed by cross-species amplification","authors":"L. Gu, Yang Liu, Ningruo Wang, Zhengwang Zhang","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0010","url":null,"abstract":"Bern, Switzerland Abstract Polymorphic microsatellites are among the versatile genetic markers in molecular ecology studies. In contrast to de novo isolation of microsatellites from target species, cross-species amplification is a cost-effective approach for a fast development of microsatellite markers from closely related taxa. In our study, we cross-amplified a panel of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Blue Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon auritum ), a species endemic to China of considerable conservation con-cern. We obtained 11 polymorphic microsatellite markers selected from 112 candidate loci, originally isolated from other Galliforme species. This panel of makers has shown moderate to high levels of polymorphism and include a Z-chromosomal linkage locus. We carried out preliminary analyses of parentage among captive individuals with a known pedigree using this new panel of microsatellites. Our results suggest that the high utility of these markers may be powerful tools for studies in conservation genetics of eared-pheasants and other endangered","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"26 3-4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114046687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Summer-autumn habitat use by Galliformes in a primary forest, southeastern Tibet","authors":"Xin Lu","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2012.0014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115888880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food habits and prey spectrum of Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, southern India","authors":"R. Santhanakrishnan, Abdul Hameed Mohamed Samsoor Ali, Uthirapathi Anbarasan","doi":"10.5122/CBIRDS.2011.0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5122/CBIRDS.2011.0027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":227522,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Birds","volume":"231 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115906301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}