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The Avifauna of Mt. Karimui, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, Including Evidence for Long-Term Population Dynamics in Undisturbed Tropical Forest
Ben Freeman & Alexandra M. Class Freeman 30 Bull. B.O.C. 2014 134(1) The avifauna of Mt. Karimui, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, including evidence for long-term population dynamics in undisturbed tropical forest Ben Freeman & Alexandra M. Class Freeman Received 27 July 2013 Summary.—We conducted ornithological feld work on Mt. Karimui and in the surrounding lowlands in 2011–12, a site frst surveyed for birds by J. Diamond in 1965. We report range extensions, elevational records and notes on poorly known species observed during our work. We also present a list with elevational distributions for the 271 species recorded in the Karimui region. Finally, we detail possible changes in species abundance and distribution that have occurred between Diamond’s feld work and our own. Most prominently, we suggest that Bicolored Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis nigrorufa might recently have colonised Mt. Karimui’s north-western ridge, a rare example of distributional change in an avian population inhabiting intact tropical forests. The island of New Guinea harbours a diverse, largely endemic avifauna (Beehler et al. 1986). However, ornithological studies are hampered by difculties of access, safety and cost. Consequently, many of its endemic birds remain poorly known, and feld workers continue to describe new taxa (Prat 2000, Beehler et al. 2007), report large range extensions (Freeman et al. 2013) and elucidate natural history (Dumbacher et al. 1992). Of necessity, avifaunal studies are usually based on short-term feld work. As a result, population dynamics are poorly known and limited to comparisons of diferent surveys or diferences noticeable over short timescales (Diamond 1971, Mack & Wright 1996). -
Cairns Regional Council Water and Waste Report for Mulgrave River Aquifer Feasibility Study Flora and Fauna Report
Cairns Regional Council Water and Waste Report for Mulgrave River Aquifer Feasibility Study Flora and Fauna Report November 2009 Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Scope 1 1.3 Project Study Area 2 2. Methodology 4 2.1 Background and Approach 4 2.2 Demarcation of the Aquifer Study Area 4 2.3 Field Investigation of Proposed Bore Hole Sites 5 2.4 Overview of Ecological Values Descriptions 5 2.5 PER Guidelines 5 2.6 Desktop and Database Assessments 7 3. Database Searches and Survey Results 11 3.1 Information Sources 11 3.2 Species of National Environmental Significance 11 3.3 Queensland Species of Conservation Significance 18 3.4 Pest Species 22 3.5 Vegetation Communities 24 3.6 Regional Ecosystem Types and Integrity 28 3.7 Aquatic Values 31 3.8 World Heritage Values 53 3.9 Results of Field Investigation of Proposed Bore Hole Sites 54 4. References 61 Table Index Table 1: Summary of NES Matters Protected under Part 3 of the EPBC Act 5 Table 2 Summary of World Heritage Values within/adjacent Aquifer Area of Influence 6 Table 3: Species of NES Identified as Occurring within the Study Area 11 Table 4: Summary of Regional Ecosystems and Groundwater Dependencies 26 42/15610/100421 Mulgrave River Aquifer Feasibility Study Flora and Fauna Report Table 5: Freshwater Fish Species in the Mulgrave River 36 Table 6: Estuarine Fish Species in the Mulgrave River 50 Table 7: Description of potential borehole field in Aloomba as of 20th August, 2009. 55 Figure Index Figure 1: Regional Ecosystem Conservation Status and Protected Species Observation 21 Figure 2: Vegetation Communities and Groundwater Dependencies 30 Figure 3: Locations of Study Sites 54 Appendices A Database Searches 42/15610/100421 Mulgrave River Aquifer Feasibility Study Flora and Fauna Report 1. -
Recovery Plan for the Southern Cassowary Casuarius Casuarius Johnsonii Prepared by Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team
Recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Prepared by Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team Title: Recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Prepared by: Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team © The State of Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency, 2007 Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written knowledge of the Environmental Protection Agency. Inquiries should be addressed to PO Box 15155, CITY EAST, QLD 4002. Copies may be obtained from the: Executive Director Sustainable Communities Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 15155 CITY EAST QLD 4002 Disclaimer: The Australian Government, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, facilitates the publication of recovery plans to detail the actions needed for the conservation of threatened native wildlife. This State approved recovery plan was prepared with financial support form the Australian Government and has been adopted as a National Recovery Plan under the provisions of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved, and may also be constrained by the need to address other conservation priorities. Approved recovery actions may be subject to modification due to changes in knowledge and changes in conservation status. Publication reference: Latch, P. 2007. National recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii . Report to Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. Environmental Protection Agency. 2 Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................... 4 1. General information.............................................................................................................. -
Dieter Thomas Tietze Editor How They Arise, Modify and Vanish
Fascinating Life Sciences Dieter Thomas Tietze Editor Bird Species How They Arise, Modify and Vanish Fascinating Life Sciences This interdisciplinary series brings together the most essential and captivating topics in the life sciences. They range from the plant sciences to zoology, from the microbiome to macrobiome, and from basic biology to biotechnology. The series not only highlights fascinating research; it also discusses major challenges associated with the life sciences and related disciplines and outlines future research directions. Individual volumes provide in-depth information, are richly illustrated with photographs, illustrations, and maps, and feature suggestions for further reading or glossaries where appropriate. Interested researchers in all areas of the life sciences, as well as biology enthusiasts, will find the series’ interdisciplinary focus and highly readable volumes especially appealing. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15408 Dieter Thomas Tietze Editor Bird Species How They Arise, Modify and Vanish Editor Dieter Thomas Tietze Natural History Museum Basel Basel, Switzerland ISSN 2509-6745 ISSN 2509-6753 (electronic) Fascinating Life Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-91688-0 ISBN 978-3-319-91689-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91689-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018948152 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. -
Rainforest Disturbance Affects Population Density of the Northern Cassowary Casuarius Unappendiculatus in Papua, Indonesia
Rainforest disturbance affects population density of the northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus in Papua, Indonesia M ARGARETHA P ANGAU-ADAM,MICHAEL M ÜHLENBERG and M ATTHIAS W ALTERT Abstract Nominally protected areas in Papua are under and human population growth are leading to high rates threat from encroachment, logging and hunting. The of deforestation and forest conversion. Besides disturbance northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus is the from logging, large-scale oil palm plantations are the pri- largest frugivore of the lowland rainforest of New Guinea mary cause of the loss of lowland forest in Papua (Frazier, and is endemic to this region, and therefore it is an 2007). A number of conservation areas and protection important conservation target and a potential flagship forests have been established in this region (de Fretes, 2007) species. We investigated effects of habitat degradation on the but agricultural encroachment, illegal logging and hunting species by means of distance sampling surveys of 58 line by immigrants and local communities are common. As in transects across five distinct habitats, from primary forest to other parts of the tropics, local extinction of forest avifauna forest gardens. Estimated cassowary densities ranged from following forest fragmentation and extensive forest clearing −2 14.1 (95%CI9.2–21.4) birds km in primary forest to 1.4 is to be expected (Kattan et al., 1994; Castelletta et al., 2000; −2 (95%CI0.4–5.6) birds km in forest garden. Density Waltert et al., 2004). Large forest birds such as cassowaries estimates were intermediate in unlogged but hunted natural (Casuarius spp.) are particularly likely to disappear if forest and in . -
*Cassowary Activity Pages
TI VIT AC Y 1 CASSOWARY CATALOGUE WHAT I KNOW ABOUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CASSOWARIES CASSOWARIES HOW WILL I FIND OUT TI VIT AC Y 2 CASSOWARY SLEUTHS NAME OF ARTICLE REVIEWERS KEY HEADINGS VALUE OF READABILITY PRESENTATION RATING INFORMATION TI VIT AC Y 3 WEB SEARCH WEB SITE FEATURES HOTLIST EXCELLENT ENDANGERED / THREATENED www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/species.html YES SPECIES REPORTS BOTH AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL WEB QUEST FOR THE FUTURE OF THE GNBVOC.MEC.EDU/RAINFOREST/DEFAULT/HTM YES ENVIRONMENT TI VIT AC Y 6 CASSOWARY INFORMATION TABLE SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY INFORMATION CLOSE RELATIVES LIFE SPAN SIZE CASQUE TAIL WINGS PLUMAGE WATTLES FEET DIET REPRODUCTION NESTS/EGGS PARENTAL NURTURING CHICKS HABITAT DISTRIBUTION RANGE SIGNS COMPETITORS (NATIVE) COMPETITORS (INTRODUCED) KEY THREATS PREDATORS RECORDED FATALITIES CAUSES OF INJURY INTERESTING FEATURES EG, PRONE TO HEAT STRESS BECAUSE OF BLACK PLUMAGE TI VIT AC Y 10 CASSOWARY DISTRIBUTION PROS CONS QUESTIONS TI VIT AC Y 12 CASSOWARY LANDSCAPES GOOD BAD TIVIT AC Y 12 CASSOWARY LANDSCAPES TI VIT AC Y 15 HUMAN IMPACT LIST 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO EVERY DAY TO HELP REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TI VIT AC Y 16 CASSOWARY CONSEQUENCES THE LAND IS CLEARED FOR FARMING AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? A DOG IS INTRODUCED INTO THE FOODCHAIN WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? A C 17 T I V I T Y 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. SURVIVAL GAME 9. CASSOWARY 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. CASSOWARIES ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 ROUND 4 H/S/L H/S/L H/S/L H/S/L H = HEALTHY/GREEN S = SICK/RED I = INJURED/BLUE TI VIT AC Y 18 SAVING THE BIG BIRDS STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET INTRODUCTION: WHEN YOU THINK OF A CASSOWARY, AN IMAGE MAY APPEAR OF YOU WALKING PEACEFULLY IN A RAINFOREST WHEN SUDDENLY YOU ARE CONFRONTED BY A FRIGHTENING CREATIVE OF IMPRESSIVE SIZE WITH COARSE, GLOSSY BLACK PLUMAGE, TALL HELMET AND BRILLIANT RED AND BLUE NECK WATTLES AND HUGE CLAWED FEET. -
Ratite Molecular Evolution, Phylogeny and Biogeography Inferred from Complete Mitochondrial Genomes
RATITE MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY INFERRED FROM COMPLETE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES by Oliver Haddrath A thesis submitted in confonnity with the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science Graduate Department of Zoology University of Toronto O Copyright by Oliver Haddrath 2000 National Library Biblioth&que nationale 191 .,,da du Canada uisitions and Acquisitions et Services services bibliographiques 395 Welington Street 395. rue WdKngton Ottawa ON KIA ON4 Otîâwâ ON K1A ûN4 Canada Canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une iicence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant A la National Library of Canada to Bihliotheque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distribute or sell reproduire, @ter, distribuer ou copies of diis thesis in microfonn, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/fïîm, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format 61ectronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette tbése. thesis nor substantial exûacts fiom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be priated or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. Abstract Ratite Molecular Evolution, Phylogeny and Biogeography Inferred fiom Complete Mitochoncîrial Genomes. Masters of Science. 2000. Oliver Haddrath Department of Zoology, University of Toronto. The relationships within the ratite birds and their biogeographic history has been debated for over a century. While the monophyly of the ratites has been established, consensus on the branching pattern within the ratite tree has not yet been reached. -
Paluma Nature Notes Contributions to the PDCA Newsletter, Turkey Talk, 2011-2018
Paluma Nature Notes Contributions to the PDCA Newsletter, Turkey Talk, 2011-2018 by Roy MacKay Compiled by Jamie Oliver Roy Mackay – Nature Notes Compilation Introduction Roy Mackay first moved to Paluma in 1987 having had a varied and successful career in Australia and PNG working as taxidermist, curator wildlife park director, photographer and book author. He was a highly skilled naturalist, with a keen interest in all plants and animals (especially in the tropics). Through his regular walks in and around Paluma and avid reading of the literature, Roy quickly became Paluma’s resident expert on the wildlife and natural history of the area. With the establishment of Paluma’s regular newsletter, Turkey Talk, Roy found an effective way to share this wealth of knowledge. His first contributions, starting with issue 28, dealt with short notes related to natural history (eg. announcements of new species lists, book reviews etc.) but by Issue 39, with an article entitled “Nature Notes” he concentrated on recording new and interesting observations from Paluma and nearby areas. With the exception of a series of 4 articles titled “Roy's Rovings” (under a different Turkey Talk editor), and the occasional missed article due to absence or ill health, and one article named “Paluma in the Clouds” Roy’s contributions were simply labelled “Nature Notes” and they became a much-read part of virtually all issues of Turkey Talk from number 45 onwards. In total he wrote 78 articles. All of these are reproduced below. Jamie Oliver December, 2019 Page 2 Contents Each Nature Notes article has been extracted from an issue of the newsletter of the Paluma & District Community Association (Turkey Talk – abbreviated at TT throughout). -
Ultimate Papua New Guinea Ii
The fantastic Forest Bittern showed memorably well at Varirata during this tour! (JM) ULTIMATE PAPUA NEW GUINEA II 25 AUGUST – 11 / 15 SEPTEMBER 2019 LEADER: JULIEN MAZENAUER Our second Ultimate Papua New Guinea tour in 2019, including New Britain, was an immense success and provided us with fantastic sightings throughout. A total of 19 Birds-of-paradise (BoPs), one of the most striking and extraordinairy bird families in the world, were seen. The most amazing one must have been the male Blue BoP, admired through the scope near Kumul lodge. A few females were seen previously at Rondon Ridge, but this male was just too much. Several males King-of-Saxony BoP – seen displaying – ranked high in our most memorable moments of the tour, especially walk-away views of a male obtained at Rondon Ridge. Along the Ketu River, we were able to observe the full display and mating of another cosmis species, Twelve-wired BoP. Despite the closing of Ambua, we obtained good views of a calling male Black Sicklebill, sighted along a new road close to Tabubil. Brown Sicklebill males were seen even better and for as long as we wanted, uttering their machine-gun like calls through the forest. The adult male Stephanie’s Astrapia at Rondon Ridge will never be forgotten, showing his incredible glossy green head colours. At Kumul, Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, one of the most striking BoP, amazed us down to a few meters thanks to a feeder especially created for birdwatchers. Additionally, great views of the small and incredible King BoP delighted us near Kiunga, as well as males Magnificent BoPs below Kumul. -
Which Birds Can't Fly? a List of Birds That Are Flightless
Which Birds Can't Fly? A List of Birds That Are Flightless worldatlas.com/articles/flightless-birds-from-around-the-world.html May 17, 2016 An Australian Emu posing for the camera. Below we have listed a few notable flightless birds, though obviously not all of these largely land-restricted avian species. Other notable flightless bird species include emus, rheas, certain teals and scrubfowls, grebes, cormorants, and various rails, just to name a few. Cassowary 1/11 The flightless birds of Papua New Guinea, northeastern Australia, and some other islands of Oceania, the cassowaries are quite well known for their fierce reputation. Though they cannot fly they can definitely scare away their enemies with their violent nature and hidden claws. Many human and animal deaths have been reported to be caused by these birds. The birds are omnivorous in nature, feeding on fruits, fungi, insects and other species. Among the three species of cassowary, the southern cassowary is the third tallest bird in the world and is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its steadily decreasing numbers. Kakapo 2/11 The kakapo, a unique species of flightless parrot, is endemic to New Zealand and is almost on the verge of extinction, classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. The fact that kakapos are nocturnal in nature, flightless and do not exhibit any male parental care, makes them different from other parrots of the world. They are also the heaviest among the parrots and exhibit the lek system of mating. For years these birds have been hunted by the Maori tribes of New Zealand for meat and feathers. -
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ARTICLE Received 12 Feb 2014 | Accepted 29 Apr 2014 | Published 30 May 2014 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4994 Australia’s arid-adapted butcherbirds experienced range expansions during Pleistocene glacial maxima Anna M. Kearns1,2,3, Leo Joseph4, Alicia Toon1 & Lyn G. Cook1 A model of range expansions during glacial maxima (GM) for cold-adapted species is generally accepted for the Northern Hemisphere. Given that GM in Australia largely resulted in the expansion of arid zones, rather than glaciation, it could be expected that arid-adapted species might have had expanded ranges at GM, as cold-adapted species did in the Northern Hemisphere. For Australian biota, however, it remains paradigmatic that arid-adapted species contracted to refugia at GM. Here we use multilocus data and ecological niche models (ENMs) to test alternative GM models for butcherbirds. ENMs, mtDNA and estimates of nuclear introgression and past population sizes support a model of GM expansion in the arid-tolerant Grey Butcherbird that resulted in secondary contact with its close relative—the savanna-inhabiting Silver-backed Butcherbird—whose contemporary distribution is widely separated. Together, these data reject the universal use of a GM contraction model for Australia’s dry woodland and arid biota. 1 School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia. 2 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA. 3 Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, PO Box 1172, Blindern, Oslo NO-0318, Norway. 4 Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to A.M.K. -
OF the TOWNSVILLE REGION LAKE ROSS the Beautiful Lake Ross Stores Over 200,000 Megalitres of Water and Supplies up to 80% of Townsville’S Drinking Water
BIRDS OF THE TOWNSVILLE REGION LAKE ROSS The beautiful Lake Ross stores over 200,000 megalitres of water and supplies up to 80% of Townsville’s drinking water. The Ross River Dam wall stretches 8.3km across the Ross River floodplain, providing additional flood mitigation benefit to downstream communities. The Dam’s extensive shallow margins and fringing woodlands provide habitat for over 200 species of birds. At times, the number of Australian Pelicans, Black Swans, Eurasian Coots and Hardhead ducks can run into the thousands – a magic sight to behold. The Dam is also the breeding area for the White-bellied Sea-Eagle and the Osprey. The park around the Dam and the base of the spillway are ideal habitat for bush birds. The borrow pits across the road from the dam also support a wide variety of water birds for some months after each wet season. Lake Ross and the borrow pits are located at the end of Riverway Drive, about 14km past Thuringowa Central. Birds likely to be seen include: Australasian Darter, Little Pied Cormorant, Australian Pelican, White-faced Heron, Little Egret, Eastern Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Australian White Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, Black Kite, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Australian Bustard, Rainbow Lorikeet, Pale-headed Rosella, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Rainbow Bee-eater, Helmeted Friarbird, Yellow Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater, Spangled Drongo, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Pied Butcherbird, Great Bowerbird, Nutmeg Mannikin, Olive-backed Sunbird. White-faced Heron ROSS RIVER The Ross River winds its way through Townsville from Ross Dam to the mouth of the river near the Townsville Port.