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COSTS AND BENEFITS AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN MIXED. SPECIES FORAGING BIRD FLOCKS IN LOWLAND DECIDUOUS FORESTS, HUAI KHA KHAENG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WICHYANAN LIMPARUNGPATTHANAKIJ A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY) FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY 2014 COP}'RIGHT OF MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY Fac. ofGrad. Studies, Mahidol Univ. Thesis / iv COSTS AND BENEFITS AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN MIXED.SPECIESI FORAGING BIRD FLOCKS IN LOWLAND DECIDUOUS FORERESTS, HUAI KHA KHAENC WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WICHYANAN LIMPARLINGPATTHANAKIJ 5337750 SCEB/M M.Sc. (ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOCY) TLIESIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: JENJIT KHUDAMRONGSA' GEORGE ANDREW GALE. Ph.D, ABSTRACT This study focused on mixed-species flocks of birbirds in a lowland deciduous forest a habitat type threatened heavily in the regioegion, p marily from logging and clearance for agriculture, and which is understudied)d irin comparison with evergreell forests. Data on the composition and structure of a totaltor of 657 mixed- species foraging bird flocks were collected fi:om January to Decemcember, 2012 in Huai Kha Khaeng Wiidlife Sanctuary, Thailand. The flocks could be dividlivided into two types: those composed of small-sized birds and those composed of mediurrdium-sized birds. The species most prevalent in flocks included gregarious "leader"er" species, such as laughingtluLrshes (Garrulax spp.), the conspicuous anti-predaredator alalm-calling ''serltinel" species such as drongos (.Dictulus spp.). and the BlacBlack-naped Monarch (Hypothymis dzwea). Most species showed a lower mixed-flocking.ing propensity during the breeding seasot. Several species in medium-sized bird flocksrks showeds significant behavioral adiustments in which they foraged closer to the groundnd irin mixed flocks led by (ground-feeding) laughingthrushes. Four species of woo<,oodpeckers showed significantly iower vigilance rates when participating in mixed-spel-species flocks. Their vigilance rates were also negatively conelated with flock size. "SentSentinel" species sLlch xs the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (D poradiseus). Ctow-biw-billed Drongo (D. utlnectans), and Black-naped Monarch showed higher prey-ca1r'-capture rates when ibraging in mixed-species flocks than when outside flocks. Tire.'he Ashy Drongo (r. letcophoeus), Crcater Racket-tailed Dro[go, and Crow-billedIed Drongo changed perching positions significantly more offen in mixed llocks than ouloutside mixed flocks. .\nong the fou. sentinel species, kleptoparasitism behavior was most lrequently obseNed in the Ashy Drongo (14.7% oftotal foraging events) andmd least freque[tiy i11 the Black-naped Monarch (11.50/o of total foraging events). 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Studi€s, Mahidol Univ. M.Sc. (Environmental Biology) / l CHAPTER I COMPOSITION AN'D STRUCTURE OF AVIAN MIXI,D-SPECIES FORAGING FLOCKS IN LOWLAND DECIDUOUS FORESTS, IIUAI KHA KHAENG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -{bstract The numbers and species of birds participating in avian mixed-species :i.raging flocks in lowland deciduous forest were rccorded for a total of 657 flocks :kouehout the year in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildiife Sanctuary, Thailand. Most flock ranicipants showed a high propensity to associate with birds of similar body size. Thus. flocks could be categorized into two main qpes, each compdsing different sets .ri regular mixed-flocking species: those with small-sized birds as core species and tose rvith medium-sized bird species as core species. Resident species participated in rni\ed-species flocks more when non-breeding visitors were present (Aug-Jan) and e\hibited a lower propensity to join mixed flocks during the breeding season (Feb- -lul). Distinct associations among particular species were identified and some engaged :n specific behavioral roles in the flock. Three species in medium-sized bird flocks, Creater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), Black-headed Woodpecker (Picrs .alht op)igius), and Greater Racket-tailed Drcngo (Dicntrus paradiseus) perched signiiicantly lower in mixed-species flocks led by the gregarious and terrestrial ..lughingthrushes (Garrla.r spp.) than outside mixed-species flocks. Most findings in r.eYious studies were supported: mixed-flock paficipants were attracted tojoin flocks ot similar-sized species, mixed-flocking propensity was low in breeding season, and -.me species showed behavioral adjustments when participating in mixed flocks. -{e)\\ords: Mixed-species flock, interspecific association, bird-wave, cluster analysis, :'eha!ioml adjustment \\ ichyanan Limparungpatthanakij Composition and Structure ofMixed-species Flocks / I0 :herc was only one height value per species during any given flock encounter. Al1 data rrere collected by the author. Therefore, consistency in measurements was €nsured to some extent. For each mixed-flocking species, the perching height preferences of individuals participating in ("inside') and or not paticipating in (.,outside,,) mixed- .pecies flocks were statistically examined using the non-parametric Wilcoxon rank- ium test, often refered to as Mann-Whitney U test. The tr'-test was also applied in orJer to assess the differences in variances. Nomenclature and taxonomy follow the checklist of Thai bird names, -:ruary 2012 (BIRD CoNSERVATToN SoclETy oF THATLAND REcoRDs CoMMr|trjrl :,r1li. Results Composition and structure of mixed-species foraging flocks Data on bird species pafiicipating in avian mixed-species foraging flocks .i.'re recorded for a total of 657 flocks throughout the year. A total of 37 out of 1 17 :-didate species were considered regular flocking species, having a mixed-flocking ::.'pensity exceeding 40% (Table 1.2). A few species seen rarely, but thoughr also to ^t possibly core-flocking species (e.g Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Aerripa.e .:-dnrr. and Verditer Flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus) were excluded from the :::l\iis as sample sizes were too small (Table 1.3). Flock types could be broadly -.:.'sorized by the range of body sizes of participating species into 268 flocks of ::::.1ll-sized birds, and 384 flocks ofmedium-sized birds (Table l.l). The remaining 5 :::red'species flocks could not be decisively categorized by size. The groupings in the :-iir diagram (Fig. 1.3) conelated well with body sizes and mixed-flocking ::. aensitv. Wichyanan Limparungpatthanaki j Composhion and Slructure ofMixed-species Flocks / 30 etlciency with variation in flock size and composition. Improvements in testi.g and analyzing behavioral interactions among participants in mixed-species flocks will lead to better understanding of species roles and adjustments to mixed flocks, especially in the fast-moving small-sized
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    Sri Lanka Woodpigeon (all photos by D.Farrow unless otherwise stated) SOUTHERN INDIA and SRI LANKA (WITH ANDAMANS ISLANDS EXTENSION) 25 OCTOBER – 19 NOVEMBER 2016 LEADER: DAVE FARROW This years’ tour to Southern India and Sri Lanka was once again a very successful and enjoyable affair. A wonderful suite of endemics were seen, beginning with our extension to the Andaman Islands where we were able to find 20 of the 21 endemics, with Andaman Scops and Walden’s Scops Owls, Andaman and Hume’s Hawk Owls leading the way, Andaman Woodpigeon and Andaman Cuckoo Dove, good looks at 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: South India and Sri Lanka 2016 www.birdquest-tours.com Andaman Crake, plus all the others with the title ‘Andaman’ (with the exception of the Barn Owl) and a rich suite of other birds such as Ruddy Kingfisher, Oriental Pratincole, Long-toed Stint, Long-tailed Parakeets and Mangrove Whistler. In Southern India we birded our way from the Nilgiri Hills to the lowland forest of Kerala finding Painted and Jungle Bush Quail, Jungle Nightjar, White-naped and Heart-spotted Woodpeckers, Malabar Flameback, Malabar Trogons, Malabar Barbet, Blue-winged Parakeet, Grey-fronted Green Pigeons, Nilgiri Woodpigeon, Indian Pitta (with ten seen on the tour overall), Jerdon's Bushlarks, Malabar Larks, Malabar Woodshrike and Malabar Whistling Thrush, Black-headed Cuckooshrike, Black-and- Orange, Nilgiri, Brown-breasted and Rusty-tailed Flycatchers, Nilgiri and White-bellied Blue Robin, Black- chinned and Kerala Laughingthrushes, Dark-fronted Babblers, Indian Rufous Babblers, Western Crowned Warbler, Indian Yellow Tit, Indian Blackbird, Hill Swallow, Nilgiri Pipit, White-bellied Minivet, the scarce Yellow-throated and Grey-headed Bulbuls, Flame-throated and Yellow-browed Bulbuls, Nilgiri Flowerpecker, Loten's Sunbird, Black-throated Munias and the stunning endemic White-bellied Treepie.
  • Taxonomic Updates to the Checklists of Birds of India, and the South Asian Region—2020

    Taxonomic Updates to the Checklists of Birds of India, and the South Asian Region—2020

    12 IndianR BI DS VOL. 16 NO. 1 (PUBL. 13 JULY 2020) Taxonomic updates to the checklists of birds of India, and the South Asian region—2020 Praveen J, Rajah Jayapal & Aasheesh Pittie Praveen, J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2020. Taxonomic updates to the checklists of birds of India, and the South Asian region—2020. Indian BIRDS 16 (1): 12–19. Praveen J., B303, Shriram Spurthi, ITPL Main Road, Brookefields, Bengaluru 560037, Karnataka, India. E-mail: [email protected]. [Corresponding author.] Rajah Jayapal, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty (Post), Coimbatore 641108, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: [email protected] Aasheesh Pittie, 2nd Floor, BBR Forum, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana, India. E-mail: [email protected] Manuscript received on 05 January 2020 April 2020. Introduction taxonomic policy of our India Checklist, in 2020 and beyond. The first definitive checklist of the birds of India (Praveen et .al In September 2019 we circulated a concept note, on alternative 2016), now in its twelfth version (Praveen et al. 2020a), and taxonomic approaches, along with our internal assessment later that of the Indian Subcontinent, now in its eighth version of costs and benefits of each proposition, to stakeholders of (Praveen et al. 2020b), and South Asia (Praveen et al. 2020c), major global taxonomies, inviting feedback. There was a general were all drawn from a master database built upon a putative list of support to our first proposal, to restrict the consensus criteria to birds of the South Asian region (Praveen et al. 2019a). All these only eBird/Clements and IOC, and also to expand the scope to checklists, and their online updates, periodically incorporating all the taxonomic categories, from orders down to species limits.
  • Central Thailand Set Departure Trip Report

    Central Thailand Set Departure Trip Report

    CENTRAL THAILAND SET DEPARTURE TRIP REPORT 6 – 15 JANUARY 2020 By Andy Walker We had fantastic views of the highly sought Spoon-billed Sandpiper during the tour. www.birdingecotours.com [email protected] 2 | TRIP REPORT Central Thailand: January 2020 Overview This ten-day set departure birdwatching tour of Central Thailand commenced in Bangkok on the 6th of January 2020 and ended back there on the 15th of January 2020. This tour visited Khao Yai National Park, Kaeng Krachan National Park, and the Gulf of Thailand (Laem Pak Bia and Pak Thale), as well as several less-well-known sights along the way. There were so many highlight birds during the trip! One of the main draws of birding in Thailand during the northern winter is the chance to see Spoon-billed Sandpiper. During our tour we had exceptional, close views of this highly sought shorebird (as shown on the cover image of this report). There were a great many other avian highlights too, such as Siamese Fireback, Silver Pheasant, Kalij Pheasant, Blue Pitta, Great Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill (visiting the nest), Tickell’s Brown Hornbill, Buffy Fish Owl, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Common Green Magpie, Red-headed Trogon, Orange-breasted Trogon, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Asian Dowitcher, Malaysian Plover, ‘White- faced Plover’ (a distinctive subspecies of Kentish Plover and split by some authorities), and Chinese Egret. A total of 259 bird species were seen (plus six species heard only). We also found an interesting array of mammals and reptiles; some of these included Pileated Gibbon, Lar Gibbon, Dusky Langur, Lyle’s Flying Fox, Black Giant Squirrel, Lesser Oriental Chevrotain, and Burmese Green Crested Lizard.