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Patterns of Discovery of Birds in Kerala Breeding of Black-Winged
Vol.14 (1-3) Jan-Dec. 2016 newsletter of malabar natural history society Akkulam Lake: Changes in the birdlife Breeding of in two decades Black-winged Patterns of Stilt Discovery of at Munderi Birds in Kerala Kadavu European Bee-eater Odonates from Thrissur of Kadavoor village District, Kerala Common Pochard Fulvous Whistling Duck A new duck species - An addition to the in Kerala Bird list of - Kerala for subscription scan this qr code Contents Vol.14 (1-3)Jan-Dec. 2016 Executive Committee Patterns of Discovery of Birds in Kerala ................................................... 6 President Mr. Sathyan Meppayur From the Field .......................................................................................................... 13 Secretary Akkulam Lake: Changes in the birdlife in two decades ..................... 14 Dr. Muhamed Jafer Palot A Checklist of Odonates of Kadavoor village, Vice President Mr. S. Arjun Ernakulam district, Kerala................................................................................ 21 Jt. Secretary Breeding of Black-winged Stilt At Munderi Kadavu, Mr. K.G. Bimalnath Kattampally Wetlands, Kannur ...................................................................... 23 Treasurer Common Pochard/ Aythya ferina Dr. Muhamed Rafeek A.P. M. A new duck species in Kerala .......................................................................... 25 Members Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra Dr.T.N. Vijayakumar affected by progressive greying ..................................................................... 27 -
Asian Brown Flycatchers Muscicapa Dauurica on Ashmore Reef: First Records for Australia
123 AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY 2009, 26, 123–131 Asian Brown Flycatchers Muscicapa dauurica on Ashmore Reef: First Records for Australia ROHAN H. CLARKE1, MIKE CARTER2 and GEORGE SWANN3 1School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Email: [email protected]) 230 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza, Victoria 3930 3P.O. Box 220, Broome, Western Australia 6725 Summary Single Asian Brown Flycatchers Muscicapa dauurica were observed and photographed on West Island, Ashmore Reef, in the Timor Sea, in each October of three successive years: 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Birds Australia Rarities Committee has accepted all three occurrences (Case nos 509, 542 and 586). To date, West Island remains the only location where this species has been detected in Australian territory. Introduction West Island, Ashmore Reef (16 ha) is situated 145 km south of Roti Island, Indonesia. The nearest landfall on the Australian mainland is on the Kimberley coast of Western Australia, ~380 km to the south-east. Despite its proximity to Indonesia, Ashmore Reef is an Australian External Territory situated in Commonwealth waters within the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone near the edge of the Australian Continental Shelf. Of the three low-lying coral cays within the reef, West Island (12°14′S, 122°58′E) is the most vegetated. A narrow fringing strip of Octopus Bush Argusia argentea encircles the island above the high-tide mark. With the exception of several small thickets of Octopus Bush and two coconut palms, grasses, herbs and terrestrial creepers (mostly Ipomea spp.) characterise the vegetation in the centre of the island. -
Singapore Raptor Report January 2021
Singapore Raptor Report – Jan 2021 Singapore Raptor Report January 2021 Western Osprey, at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, 29 Jan 2021, by Tan Gim Cheong Summary for migrant species: The end of the month seemed to be a good time for scarce migrants. A Himalayan Vulture was photographed in flight at Marina East on the 30th, a Black Kite photographed at Changi Boardwalk on the 31st, and an Oriental Scops Owl photographed at the vicinity of Hindhede Nature Park on the 30th. The wintering juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle was spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park on the 6th and 31st. Only one Chinese Sparrowhawk was recorded, at Telok Blangah Hill Park on the 3rd. Two Jerdon’s Baza were still around the Changi Business Park canal in January. Page 1 of 12 Singapore Raptor Report – Jan 2021 Four Western Ospreys were around at the northern areas, thirteen Peregrine Falcons were recorded, often perched on buildings. Of the 61 migrant Oriental Honey Buzzards, one at Changi Business Park on the 17th & 18th appeared to be a juvenile ruficollis. Finally, there were 15 Japanese Sparrowhawks, and 37 Black Bazas. White-bellied Sea Eagle, in flight with a half-eaten prey (possibly an eel), SBWR, 16 Jan 2021, by Teo Chee Yong. Highlights for sedentary species: Breeding-related activities were noted for four species. Two chicks of the Brahminy Kite were observed on a nest at West Coast Park on the 23rd. On the 30th, mating was observed for a pair of White-bellied Sea Eagles at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. At Pasir Ris Park on the 3rd, it appeared that the Crested Goshawks had built a new nest; in the middle of the month, there were two newly fledged juvenile goshawks at West Coast Park; and another two at Sin Ming Drive. -
Field Guides Birding Tours: Philippines
Field Guides Tour Report PHILIPPINES Feb 26, 2011 to Mar 20, 2011 Dave Stejskal & Mark Villa I really enjoyed getting back to the Philippines again this year with our group. We had some fantastic birding moments together on this rather demanding and sometimes challenging trip, even to the very end. Every time I come back to these islands, I worry about how much more habitat has been lost in the intervening time since my last visit. As usual, lots had been lost, but much good habitat still remains, albeit more difficult to access. Despite the habitat loss, we were able to find, and to see very, very well, an impressive number of Philippine endemic birds. Perhaps first and foremost of these was the Great Philippine Eagle on Mt. Kitanglad. We had a couple of good looks, though they were a little distant. Still, to see this critically endangered eagle at all is a marvelous achievement! Other highlights of this three-week tour are many, but I feel compelled to mention: --that gorgeous male Palawan Peacock-Pheasant at St. Paul's NP --our close flyby looks at Bukidnon Woodcock Azure-breasted Pitta...a beauty seen well at --a flock of seven Philippine Cockatoos near Sabang PICOP (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal) --those bizarre Scale-feathered and Red-crested malkohas --our outstanding Luzon Scops-Owl --the delightful Silvery Kingfisher and the scarce Blue-capped Kingfishers at PICOP on Mindanao --all of those huge Rufous Hornbills --our surprise trio of Wattled Broadbills at dusk --our skulky Russet Bush-Warbler --and those strange Apo Mynas. -
1 Wallace's Mystery Flycatcher
THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2013 THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2013 61(1): 1–5 Date of Publication: 28 Feb.2013 © National University of Singapore WALLACE’S MYSTERY FLYCATCHER John van Wyhe Department of Biological Sciences, and Tembusu College, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117600 Email: [email protected] Kees Rookmaaker Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117600 Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT. — The Raffl es Museum of Biodiversity Research has one specimen associated with the famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), an Asian brown fl ycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 1811). One of the labels states that the specimen was collected by Wallace in Malacca in 1862. It has long been assumed that Wallace gave the specimen to the Raffl es Museum. However, historical records reveal that Wallace never visited Malacca in 1862 and did not give specimens to museums. Therefore the Raffl es’ Flycatcher specimen presents something of a mystery. Was it in fact collected by Wallace and how did it come to the Raffl es collection? This article reveals the provenance and meandering international journey of Wallace’s Flycatcher from 1862 to the 1930s. KEY WORDS. — Alfred Russel Wallace, Asian brown fl ycatcher, Southeast Asia, natural history INTRODUCTION In light of the fact that Wallace is such an important fi gure both in the history of science and the region, it is interesting The great Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823– that the RMBR has for many years possessed only a single 1913) spent eight years collecting natural history specimens example of Wallace’s 125,660 specimens collected in throughout Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia from 1854– Southeast Asia (Fig. -
Red List of Bangladesh 2015
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 1: Summary Chief National Technical Expert Mohammad Ali Reza Khan Technical Coordinator Mohammad Shahad Mahabub Chowdhury IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature Bangladesh Country Office 2015 i The designation of geographical entitles in this book and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature concerning the legal status of any country, territory, administration, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The biodiversity database and views expressed in this publication are not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, Bangladesh Forest Department and The World Bank. This publication has been made possible because of the funding received from The World Bank through Bangladesh Forest Department to implement the subproject entitled ‘Updating Species Red List of Bangladesh’ under the ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection (SRCWP)’ Project. Published by: IUCN Bangladesh Country Office Copyright: © 2015 Bangladesh Forest Department and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holders, provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holders. Citation: Of this volume IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 1: Summary. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+122. ISBN: 978-984-34-0733-7 Publication Assistant: Sheikh Asaduzzaman Design and Printed by: Progressive Printers Pvt. -
Eastern China
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. -
App 10-CHA V13-16Jan'18.1.1
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (ESIA) – Appendix 10 Project Number: 50330-001 February 2018 INO: Rantau Dedap Geothermal Power Project (Phase 2) Prepared by PT Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap (PT SERD) for Asian Development Bank The environmental and social impact assessment is a document of the project sponsor. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of or any territory or area. Rantau Dedap Geothermal Power Plant, Lahat Regency, Muara Enim Regency, Pagar Alam City, South Sumatra Province Critical Habitat Assessment Version 13 January 2018 The business of sustainability FINAL REPORT Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap Geothermal Power Plant, Lahat Regency, Muara Enim Regency, Pagar Alam City, South Sumatra Province Critical Habitat Assessment January 2018 Reference: 0383026 CH Assessment SERD Environmental Resources Management Siam Co. Ltd 179 Bangkok City Tower 24th Floor, South Sathorn Road Thungmahamek, Sathorn Bangkok 10120 Thailand www.erm.com This page left intentionally blank (Remove after printing to PDF) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 1 1.2 QUALIFICATIONS -
Notes on the Life-History and Taxonomy of Muscicapa Dauurica Umbrosa, an Overlooked Bornean Canopy Bird
144 SHORT NOTES Forktail 28 (2012) Feeroz, M. M., Islam, M. A. & Kabir, M. M. (1994) Food and feeding behaviour Newkirk, J. B. (1973) A possible case of predation in the gibbon. Primates of Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), Capped Langur (Presbytis 14: 301–304. pileata) and Pigtailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) of Lawachara. Rocamora, G. J. & Yeatman-Berthelot, D. (2009) Family Dicruridae (drongos). Bangladesh J. Zool. 22: 123–132. Pp.172–226 in J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott & D. A. Christie, eds. Handbook of Gittins, S. P. & Tilson, R. L. (1984) Notes on the ecology and behaviour of the birds of the world, 14. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. the Hoolock gibbon. Pp.258–266 in H. Preuschoft, D. J. Chivers, W. Y. Tilson, R. L. (1979) Behaviour of Hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) during Brockelman & N. Creel, eds. The lesser apes: evolutionary and behavioural different seasons in Assam, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76: 1–16. biology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Islam, M. A. & Feeroz, M. M. (1992) Ecology of Hoolock gibbon of Bangladesh. Delip K. DAS, ICCR Scholar, Room No. 1106, International Student Primates 33: 451–464. House(ISH), University of Mumbai, C Road, Churchgate, Mumbai Kakati, K. (2004) Impact of forest fragmentation on the Hoolock gibbon in 400020, Maharastra, India; and c/o Ranjit Kumar Das, Vill.+ Post.: Assam, India. Ph.D thesis. Cambridge: University of Cambridge. Tezkhali, Thana: Bancharampur, Dist.: B. Baria, Bangladesh. Email: Mukherjee, R. P. (1986) The ecology of the Hoolock gibbon, Hylobates [email protected] hoolock, in Tripura, India. Pp.115–123 in J. G. Else & P. -
Dark-Sided Flycatcher Muscicapa Sibirica in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1 AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY 2011, 28, 1–12 Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands NEVILLE B. PAMMENT and MARJORIE E. PEGLER P.O. Box 336, Daylesford, Victoria 3460 (Email: [email protected]) Summary A Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica was observed and photographed on Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, on 6–7 November 2008. Its identification was based on its compact shape, its very dark, diffusely streaked breast and flanks, its wing-length and primary projection, its short bill with concave sides, prominent white half-collar, asymmetrical eye- ring and other features. The field marks which distinguish this species from similar-looking Muscicapa flycatchers are discussed. This is the first record of this species for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the second (and first photographic) record for Australian territory (Birds Australia Rarities Committee Case no. 593). Introduction Home Island (12°07′S, 96°54′E, area 0.95 km2) is part of the Australian External Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the home of the Cocos Malay population. Apart from housing and domestic gardens, the island is largely covered with introduced Coconut Palms Cocos nucifera, the native vegetation having been almost entirely removed in the nineteenth century (Bunce 1988). A striking feature of all of the islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Group is the near-complete absence of passerines, the only current breeding species being the introduced Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis, which occurs only on Horsburgh Island and the remote North Keeling Island. Other than the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, which is a regular non-breeding visitor (Higgins et al. -
Forest Bird Fauna of South China: Notes on Current Distribution and Status
FORKTAIL 22 (2006): 23–38 Forest bird fauna of South China: notes on current distribution and status LEE KWOK SHING, MICHAEL WAI-NENG LAU, JOHN R. FELLOWES and CHAN BOSCO PUI LOK From 1997 to 2004, a team from Hong Kong and southern China conducted rapid biodiversity surveys in 54 forest areas in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. A total of 372 bird species were recorded (201 in Guangdong, 299 in Guangxi and 164 in Hainan), including 12 globally threatened species, 50 China Key Protected Species and 44 species outside their previously recorded ranges. Breeding was confirmed for 94 species. In total, 232 species (62%) were recorded at five sites or fewer (2–10%). These include species at the edge of their range, migratory and wintering species inadequately sampled by these surveys, species more characteristic of non- forest habitats, and less conspicuous species that were under-recorded, but also rare and localised species. Of particular conservation concern are the globally threatened White-eared Night Heron Gorsachius magnificus, Cabot’s Tragopan Tragopan caboti, Hainan Partridge Arborophila ardens, White-necklaced Partridge Arborophila gingica, Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha, Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea, Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias brunneata and Gold-fronted Fulvetta Alcippe variegaticeps, and other species highly dependent on the region’s forests, such as Hainan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron katsumatae, Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia, Blue-rumped Pitta Pitta soror, Swinhoe’s Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis and Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi. At most of the sites visited, the main threat is habitat loss and degradation, especially clearance of natural forest for timber and agriculture; most remaining natural forests are fragmented and small in size. -
Woman Killed by Falling Tree in Marsiling Park; Last Inspection by Nparks in April 2020, Singapore News & Top Stories - the Straits Times
Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Skip to main content Toggle navigation The Straits Times Singapore Log in Subscribe E-paper The Straits Times Toggle navigation Log in Subscribe ST Read & Win E-paper Home Singapore Jobs Housing Parenting & Education Politics Health Transport Courts & Crime Consumer Environment Community Asia SE Asia East Asia South Asia Australia/NZ World United States Europe Middle East Opinion ST Editorial Cartoons Forum Life Food Entertainment Style Travel Arts Motoring Home & Design Business Economy Invest https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woman-killed-by-fallen-tree-in-woodlands[25/2/2021 9:43:13 AM] Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Banking Companies & Markets Property Tech Tech News E-sports Reviews Sport Football Schools Formula One Combat Sports Basketball Tennis Golf More Opinion Life Business Tech Sport Videos Podcasts Multimedia SPH Websites news with benefits SPH Rewards STJobs STCars STProperty STClassifieds SITES Berita Harian Hardwarezone Lianhe Wanbao STOMP SGCarMart SRX Property tabla Tamil Murasu The Business Times The New Paper zaobao.sg Obits.sg Advertise with us https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woman-killed-by-fallen-tree-in-woodlands[25/2/2021 9:43:13 AM] Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times 10-vehicle pile-up on ECP during Monday morning rush hour, three injured Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020 1 of 4 Previous Next 1234 NParks personnel doing an investigation on the fallen tree in Marsiling Park on Feb 18, 2021.