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S H O R T R E P O R T SECOND SOUTH-EAST ASIAN SONGBIRD CRISIS SUMMIT outh-east Asia is a hotspot for illegal and unsustainable trade in songbirds, leading to serious declines in many species. The vast majority of the songbirds in trade are taken from the wild, sought after for their attractive song, colourful plumage and their increasing rarity. Unfortunately, Ssongbird conservation has not received the attention it deserves, and as a result, many species have slipped perilously close to extinction, all but unnoticed. In September 2015, a group of concerned experts SERENE CHNGTRAFFIC / FDPHWRJHWKHUIRUWKH¿UVW$VLDQ6RQJELUG7UDGH&ULVLV Sharing the discussion outcomes following a break-out Summit, held in Singapore, to begin the process of group activity on behaviour change. co-ordinating a response to the alarming numbers of songbirds trapped from the wild in South-east Asia for domestic and international trade (see TRAFFIC Bulletin to end this crisis. The focus has also been on particular 7KLVXQSUHFHGHQWHGPHHWLQJLQWKHUHJLRQOHG species in dire need of immediate conservation attention, to the development of the much-needed Conservation including the Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax Strategy for Southeast Asian Songbirds in Trade. UX¿IURQV , which is now known from fewer than a In this strategy, four main themes of work were dozen individuals, and others, such as the Sumatran LGHQWL¿HGWRUHGXFHLOOHJDODQGXQVXVWDLQDEOHELUGWUDGH Laughingthrush G. bicolor DQG WKH *UHDWHU *UHHQ LQ6RXWKHDVW$VLD7KHVHZHUHJHQHWLFDQG¿HOGUHVHDUFK Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati (see pages 4–8 of this WR¿OOLQNQRZOHGJHJDSVRQWD[RQRP\WUHQGVDQGVWDWXV LVVXH DOOELUGVKLJKO\WKUHDWHQHGE\WUDGHLQ,QGRQHVLD RIZLOGSRSXODWLRQVFDSWLYHEUHHGLQJDQGKXVEDQGU\WR the epicentre of the songbird trade crisis. 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This information has discuss issues and solutions to reduce unsustainable and been published in a number of peer-reviewed papers and LOOHJDOELUGWUDGHZDVRUJDQL]HGLQ.DOLPDQWDQ*HQHWLF UHSRUWVLQDQH൵RUWWRPDNHWKHLQIRUPDWLRQXVHIXODQG research has yielded preliminary results elucidating the DFFHVVLEOH DQG WR LQÀXHQFH RWKHUV WR MRLQ LQ WKH H൵RUW distinctiveness of sub-populations of priority species, Ź SERENE CHNGTRAFFIC / Participants at the second South-east Asian Songbird Crisis Summit, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore. TRAFFIC Bulletin 9RO1R S H O R T R E P O R T Ź which is crucial to informing future conservation Report by Serene C.L. Chng, James A. Eaton, H൵RUWV $VVXUDQFH FRORQLHV KDYH DOVR JURZQ IRU D and Adam E. Miller number of priority species, with more breeding stock acquired and breeding facilities expanded. ,ඇඍඋඈൽඎർඍංඈඇ From 19 to 21 February 2017, the second Asian Songbird Trade Crisis Summit, organized by Wildlife t is widely known that the greatest threats Reserves Singapore and TRAFFIC, took place at Jurong to Indonesia’s avian species are illegal and Bird Park, Singapore. Approximately 60 experts came unsustainable wildlife trade and habitat loss together to discuss this progress and to look ahead largely due to conversion of forest to agricultural to the implementation of the strategy. Participants SURGXFWLRQ 6RGKL DQG %URRN <HW RXU discussed a variety of future actions ranging from understanding of the nature and severity of these advocating the closure of illegal markets, motivating impacts on most species is limited, with basic enforcement actions, breeding highly threatened Iinformation on the current population status of avian species species in captivity for eventual release in the wild, in Indonesia lacking (Lee HW DO 2YHU DYLDQ and the need for further research and monitoring of species in Indonesia are now listed as globally threatened by trade and wild populations. Opportunities to raise WKH,QWHUQDWLRQDO8QLRQIRU&RQVHUYDWLRQRI1DWXUH ,8&1 global awareness of this crisis through campaigns by DQG%LUG/LIH,QWHUQDWLRQDO D ZLWKKDUYHVWDQGWUDGH to meet national demand amongst the leading threats. 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It is also vital that the governments of other South-east Asian nations take stronger the trade in South-east Asia measures to protect songbirds from unsustainable over-exploitation and shut down pet shops and markets facilitating illegal trade. Monitoring bird markets is an important tool to gain Chris R. Shepherd insights into the dynamics of the wild bird trade and to 5HJLRQDO'LUHFWRU²6RXWKHDVW$VLD75$)),& identify species of concern (Courchamp HW DO (PDLOFKULVVKHSKHUG#WUD৽FRUJ Wilcove HW DO +DUULV et al. 2I WKH RYHU 300 species traded in Indonesia, the volume of trade in Serene C.L. Chng one species in particular has shown a rapid increase. 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Questions covered whether there was any anecdotal evidence of poaching, the frequency in sightings and any population trends at individual localities or range of the species. $WZRPRQWK¿HOGVWXG\LQ-XQHDQG-XO\DFURVV SRLQWFRXQWVLQ*XQXQJ3DOXQJ1DWLRQDO3DUN:HVW Kalimantan, was also carried out by a team of two (A.E. 0LOOHUDQGD¿HOGDVVLVWDQW WRLQYHVWLJDWHWKHLPSDFWVRI trade on wild bird populations. The data presented here MALE GREATER GREEN LEAFBIRD form part of a larger study including additional counts and areas in 2017. Full inventories of markets in Indonesia were carried RXWLQ-XO\LQ%DULWR3UDPXND-DWLQHJDUD -DNDUWD (Chng HWDO VXUYH\VLQ-XQHZHUHXQGHUWDNHQ GREATER GREEN LEAFBIRDS: LQ <RJ\DNDUWD &HQWUDO -DYD %UDWDQJ .XSDQJ 7XUL 6XUDED\D(DVW-DYD DQG0DODQJ (DVW-DYD &KQJDQG the trade in South-east Asia with a focus on Indonesia (DWRQD DQGLQ%DQGXQJ :HVW-DYD LQ6HSWHPEHU 2016 (Chng
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    The magnificent Reeves's Pheasant was one of the many specialties seen on this tour (Brendan Ryan). EASTERN CHINA 3 – 27 MAY 2017 LEADER: HANNU JÄNNES Birdquest’s Eastern China tour, an epic 25 day journey across much of eastern China, focusses on an array of rare Chinese endemics and migrants, and this year’s tour once again proved a great success. The focus of the first part of the tour is to achieve good views of rarities like Spoon-billed Sandpiper, the critically endangered Blue-crowned (Courtois’s) Laughingthrush, the superb Cabot’s Tragopan and Elliot’s Pheasant and the ultra-rare Chinese Crested Tern. This was successfully achieved alongside a plethora of other much sought after species including White-faced Plover, Great Knot, stunning Saunders’s Gulls, Reed Parrotbill, eastern migrants, including Pechora Pipit, Japanese Robin, Japanese Paradise, Yellow-rumped, Narcissus and Mugimaki Flycatchers, and forest species like Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher, White-necklaced Partridge, Silver Pheasant, Buffy and Moustached Laughingthrushes, Short-tailed Parrotbill, Fork-tailed Sunbird and the delightful Pied Falconet. Quite a haul! 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Eastern China 2017 www.birdquest-tours.com Crested Ibis at Dongzhai Nature Reserve (Brendan Ryan). The second part of the tour, the ‘Northeast Extension’, visited a series of sites for various other Chinese specialities. Beginning in Wuhan, we bagged the amazing Reeves’s Pheasant and Crested Ibis, as well as stunners that included Fairy Pitta and Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. We then moved on to Jiaocheng for the fabulous Brown Eared Pheasants before flying on to Beijing, where the mountains of the nearby Hebei province yielded the endemic Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch, Chinese Nuthatch, Green-backed and Zappey’s Flycatchers and the rare Grey-sided Thrush.
  • Caged in the City: an Inventory of Birds for Sale in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 1 TRAFFIC REPORT

    Caged in the City: an Inventory of Birds for Sale in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 1 TRAFFIC REPORT

    TRAFFIC CAGED IN THE CITY: REPORT An inventory of birds for sale in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam SEPTEMBER 2017 James A. Eaton, Minh D. T. Nguyen, Madelon Willemsen, Jessica Lee and Serene C. L. Chng TRAFFIC Report: Caged in the city: An inventory of birds for sale in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 1 TRAFFIC REPORT TRAFFIC, the wild life trade monitoring net work, is the leading non-governmental organization working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. TRAFFIC is a strategic alliance of WWF and IUCN. Reprod uction of material appearing in this report requires written permission from the publisher. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations con cern ing the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views of the authors expressed in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect those of TRAFFIC, WWF or IUCN. Published by TRAFFIC. Southeast Asia Regional Office Suite 12A-01, Level 12A, Tower 1, Wisma AmFirst, Jalan Stadium SS 7/15, 47301 Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Telephone : (603) 7880 3940 Fax : (603) 7882 0171 Copyright of material published in this report is vested in TRAFFIC. © TRAFFIC 2017. ISBN no: 928-983-3393-74-9 UK Registered Charity No.
  • Bird Report of a Short Trip in Hong Kong

    Bird Report of a Short Trip in Hong Kong

    Report of a one-day Birding Trip to Hong Kong 27th April 2019 Participants: Arjan Brenkman, Jan van der Laan, Matthew Kwan (guide) Chinese Grassbird, 27 April, Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong; © Jan van der Laan. Birds observed in Hong Kong on 27 April 2019. Map 1. Tai Mo Shan 2. Mai Po 3. Hong Kong International Airport © The Virtual Birders 2019 2 Birds observed in Hong Kong on 27 April 2019. Introduction Between 26 April and 6 May 2019, Arjan Brenkman and I, Jan van der Laan travelled to Papua New Guinea. We had an 11 hour stop in Hong Kong, so we looked around for a birding guide to guide us to the best birding spots in Hong Kong. The guide was quickly found: Matthew Kwan, a very good birder. We decided to concentrate on two spots: Tai Mo Shan for Chinese Grassbird and Mai Po for shore birds and several other migratory birds. Beforehand we had to negotiate for a permit and via the Oriental Bird Club, who stated we were life-long members, we obtained the permit. Itinerary 26 April we took the Cathay Pacific CX 270 flight of 13:00 from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. Flight departed in time and nothing worth to mention happened during the flight. 27 April we arrived in Hong Kong in time at 6:10 hours. With only hand luggage we could quickly pass through immigration and a lone figure in the arrival hall was our Hong Kong guide Matthew Kwan. We drove quickly to Tai Mo Shan, a hill where Arjan’s three main targets would reside, the Chinese Hwamei, Russet Bush Warbler and Chinese Grassbird.