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Birds of Wanang Katerina Tvardikova Birds of Wanang Katerina Tvardikova TOK I GO PAS NA TOK TENK YU Dispela wok painim aut pisin ino nap kamap gut sapos mipela ino kisim supot ikam long spirit bilong bus na komuniti, na tu gutpela assistants. Dispela edukeisen buklet i makim hat wok bilong yupela. Yu lukim piksa bilong pisin na wok igo insait long Wanang. Repot bilong dispela wok bai stap olsem rekod bilong yupela long nau na bihain taim. Yu yet ken kirapim tingting na banis bus long nau na bihain taim bilong tumbuna bilong yu. Mi tok tenk you long ol lain blo Wanang komuniti na bikman Filip Damen Na mi tok hamamas long dispela assistant blo Wanang Samuel Jeppy We conducted ornithological research in Wanang 1 and Wanang 3 on the turn of years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Bird survey included nine repetitions of point count (at 16 points 150 m apart), six days (12 hours each) of mist netting, and 30 McKinnon lists of 20 species. We mist netted individuals of 23 species in Wanang 1 and 37 species in Wanang 3. During the morning point-counts, we recorded 3358 individuals of 82 species in Wanang 1 and 11516 individuals of 122 species in Wanang 3. Altogether we recorded 99 species in slightly disturbed Wanang 1(on the border of conservation area) and 131 species during long-term survey in deep forest of Wanang 3. Here we bring the list of recorded species and information about few of them. We hope that this booklet will be useful for visitors of Wanang area and to villagers. English name Scientific name Wanang 1 Wanang 3 McK MN PC Total McK MN PC Total Meyer's Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus 1 1 White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides 1 9 10 4 1 34 39 Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea 3 1 11 15 4 5 21 30 Papuan King Parrot Alisterus chloropterus 3 3 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 1 1 Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides 10 10 15 141 156 Shining Starling Aplonis metallica 6 2 8 16 53 69 Rufous-collared Monarch Arses insularis 9 3 25 37 43 4 144 191 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 20 104 124 47 143 190 Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris 16 16 Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus 1 33 34 23 68 91 White-crowned Koel Caliechthrus leucolophus 3 35 38 2 18 20 Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus 3 3 10 30 40 Greater Black Coucal Centropus menbeki 2 22 24 1 45 46 Pheasant-Coucal Centropus phasianinus 1 11 12 Variable Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus 7 16 23 36 9 104 149 Pygmy Drongo Chaetorhynchus papuensis 2 12 14 11 42 53 Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra 3 3 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 1 1 2 2 Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani 3 1 13 17 26 5 30 61 Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou 2 42 44 21 94 115 Red-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna rubronotata 4 4 Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus 1 1 2 2 King Bird-of-Paradise Cicinnurus regius 12 29 41 54 180 234 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 3 2 5 10 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 1 1 Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha 12 4 47 63 57 9 248 314 Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike Coracina boyeri 2 2 4 7 22 29 Stout-billed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caeruleogrisea 1 1 2 2 New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melas 2 26 28 2 3 5 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis 7 7 33 120 153 Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris 1 1 4 4 Torresian Crow Corvus orru 1 1 Grey Crow Corvus tristis 17 49 66 27 61 88 Hooded Butcherbird Cracticus cassicus 7 52 59 14 4 18 Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi 2 1 3 2 11 13 Lowland Mouse Warbler Crateroscelis murina 2 1 15 18 7 4 42 53 Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma 2 2 6 6 Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud 16 49 65 26 172 198 Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum 13 55 68 20 28 48 Olive-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale 1 1 39 39 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 21 72 93 57 100 157 Pinon's Imperial Pigeon Ducula pinon 8 50 58 15 59 74 Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa 2 2 Zoe's Imperial Pigeon Ducula zoeae 20 78 98 74 160 234 Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus 11 46 57 36 84 120 English name Scientific name Wanang 1 Wanang 3 McK MN PC Total McK MN PC Total Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 1 1 Common Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 1 16 17 18 62 80 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 2 2 Cinnamon Ground Dove Gallicolumba rufigula 4 5 9 Isidore's Rufous Babbler Garritornis isidorei 10 2 42 54 19 1 80 100 Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi 4 63 67 9 140 149 Blue-collared Parrot Geoffroyus simplex 3 3 30 30 Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota 8 40 48 23 1 60 84 Yellow-bellied Gerygone Gerygone chrysogaster 7 51 58 36 1 204 241 Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa 2 2 6 24 30 Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria 2 2 4 3 20 23 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 3 3 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 1 5 6 2 2 Papuan Harpy Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae 6 17 23 New Guinea Bronzewing Henicophaps albifrons 1 1 Long-tailed Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda 1 1 Black-browned Triller Lalage atrovirens 7 7 Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea 12 40 52 38 92 130 Streak-headed Mannikin Lonchura tristissima 5 5 3 18 21 Black-capped Lory Lorius lory 5 5 5 23 28 Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer 2 2 4 1 15 20 Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus 3 3 nigripectus Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis 3 32 35 18 103 121 Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris 2 2 Jobi Manucode Manucodia jobiensis 2 2 Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra 1 12 13 51 13 129 193 Mimic Honeyeater Meliphaga analoga 31 7 117 155 112 21 295 428 Hook-billed Kingfisher Melidora macrorrhina 1 5 6 8 3 11 Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus 11 3 73 87 57 19 194 270 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 4 4 8 Olive-yellow Flycatcher Microeca flavovirescens 2 28 30 21 92 113 Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta pusio 4 34 38 26 2 57 85 Black Kite Milvus migrans 3 3 6 Golden Myna Mino anais 1 1 6 14 20 Yellow-faced Myna Mino dumontii 12 80 92 19 49 68 Golden Monarch Monarcha chrysomela 14 49 63 32 120 152 Spot-winged Monarch Monarcha guttula 14 7 46 67 43 25 166 234 Hooded Monarch Monarcha manadensis 5 3 43 51 9 7 39 55 Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto 10 1 29 40 19 4 71 94 Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca 1 1 Red-throated Honeyeater Myzomela eques 1 2 3 Brown Oriole Oriolus szalayi 21 21 Rusty-breasted Whistler Pachycephala hyperythra 3 10 13 18 1 43 62 Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex 5 21 26 14 38 52 Lesser Bird-of-Paradise Paradisaea minor 34 83 117 171 405 576 Lowland Peltops Peltops blainvillii 8 31 39 9 86 95 English name Scientific name Wanang 1 Wanang 3 McK MN PC Total McK MN PC Total Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides 7 42 49 53 76 129 Meyer's Friarbird Philemon meyeri 27 96 123 62 4 205 271 Crested Pitohui Pitohui cristatus 2 5 7 Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous 6 60 66 13 64 77 Rusty Pitohui Pitohui ferrugineus 2 2 7 78 85 Variable Pitohui Pitohui kirhocephalus 46 2 283 331 117 9 596 722 Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster 3 1 18 22 13 2 72 87 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida 2 1 3 2 2 15 19 Superb Pitta Pitta superba 1 1 Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor 1 1 Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus 2 2 Black-sided Robin Poecilodryas hypoleuca 14 3 184 201 50 10 476 536 Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus 13 52 65 19 72 91 Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata 1 1 9 22 31 Edwards's Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii 5 7 12 Blue Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa caerulescens 4 3 14 21 10 7 36 53 Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota 1 1 Coroneted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus 1 2 3 16 75 91 Orange-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus iozonus 10 76 86 32 160 192 Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta 1 1 Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus 50 50 Ornate Fruit Dove Ptilinopus ornatus 2 2 4 Pink-spotted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perlatus 3 15 18 13 27 40 Beautiful Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus 14 29 43 57 128 185 Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis 2 2 Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus 19 53 72 34 63 97 Wompoo Fruit Dove Ptilinopus magnificus 11 47 58 70 155 225 Plain Honeyeater Pycnopygius ixoides 1 2 3 Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardtii 4 3 7 2 20 22 White-bellied Thicket Fantail Rhipidura leucothorax 3 1 27 31 7 2 57 66 Black Thicket Fantail Rhipidura maculipectus 1 1 1 1 5 7 Rufous-backed Fantail Rhipidura rufidorsa 5 7 12 Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris 11 46 57 48 1 141 190 Sooty Thicket Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax 9 19 28 23 2 140 165 Papuan Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus 28 128 156 51 200 251 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 2 2 4 Pale-billed Sericornis Sericornis spilodera 3 3 Yellow-billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro 6 1 7 12 1 69 82 Brown-collared Brush Turkey Talegalla jobiensis 5 43 48 13 159 172 Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea 16 13 75 104 72 29 344 445 Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii 1 1 2 4 Yellow-bellied Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae 21 16 108 145 68 18 200 286 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 10 59 69 11 27 38 Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer 9 9 Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor 2 2 Total number of individuals 4163 11516 Total number of species 99 133 Methods Point-counts We had 16 points 150 metres apart, and we counted birds for 15 minutes at each of them every day.
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