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Final Report Final Report BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF AVIFAUNA IN AND AROUND THE PHONG NHA – KE BANG NATIONAL PARK, QUANG BINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM by BirdLife International Vietnam Programme A report for the Nature Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Region Project, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Vietnam-Germany Development Cooperation (BMZ 2004 65 989) Hanoi, December 2011 Final Report BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF AVIFAUNA IN AND AROUND THE PHONG NHA – KE BANG NATIONAL PARK, QUANG BINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM by BirdLife International Vietnam Programme A report for the Nature Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Region Project, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam PNKB PROJECT CHIEF OF TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MANAGEMENT UNIT BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL, ASIA DIVISION Nguyen Trung Thuc Bas Van Helvoort Cristi Marie Nozawa Director Director Hanoi, December 2011 ii Report on Avifauna Baseline Surveys in the extension area of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh, Vietnam by Le Trong Trai and Pham Tuan Anh With contributions from Nguyen Cu, Ngo Xuan Tuong and Phan Van Truong Hanoi, December 2011 iii Director of PPMU: Mr. Nguyen Trung Thuc Chief of Technical Adviser KfW Component: Mr. Bas Van Helvoort Field Survey Team: Le Trong Trai (BirdLife International Vietnam Programme) Phan Van Truong (BirdLife International Vietnam Programme) Nguyen Cu (Independent Consultant) Ngo Xuan Tuong (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources) Pham Kim Vuong (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park) Nguyen Chi Phuong (Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park) Report written by: Le Trong Trai (BirdLife International Vietnam Programme) and Pham Tuan Anh (BirdLife International Vietnam Programme), with contributions of Nguyen Cu, Ngo Xuan Tuong and Phan Van Truong. Maps: Le Trong Trai (BirdLife International Vietnam Programme) Project Funding: Kredit Anstalt für Wiederaufbau -German Development Bank (KfW) Citation: BirdLife International Vietnam Programme (2011) Report on Avifauna Baseline Surveys in the extension area of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh, Vietnam . BirdLife International Vietnam Programme, Hanoi, Vietnam: PNKB Project, KfW Component. Copies available from: PNKB Project, KfW Component. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Quang Binh Province, Vietnam Tel.: +84 52 3858587 Fax: +84 52 3844413 iv Table of contents Conventions Used .................................................................................................................... vii Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................................1 Executive summary .....................................................................................................................2 1. Introduction and background ................................................................................................5 1.1. Overview of this report ............................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and the KfW project ............................................................ 5 1.3 The history of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ...................................................................... 6 1.4 Phong Nha-Ke Bang physical structure and climate .................................................................... 7 1.5 Previous ornithological surveys at Phong Nha-Ke Bang ............................................................. 8 1.6 Aims and objectives of this bird survey ...................................................................................... 9 1.7 Study areas and survey effort ..................................................................................................... 9 2. Birds ..................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Results ..................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Diversity and composition (resident forest avifauna) ............................................................. 12 2.3.2 Species lists........................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.3 Mist netting ........................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.4 Species of conservation concern ............................................................................................ 14 2.3.5 Species of conservation concern with unconfirmed records during this survey ....................... 17 3. Discussion ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.1 Biological Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 18 3.1.1 Species Richness and Diversity ............................................................................................. 18 3.1.2 Globally and Nationally Threatened Species and Restricted Range Species ........................... 18 3.1.3 Similarity .............................................................................................................................. 19 3.1.4 Important Bird Area Criteria ................................................................................................. 19 3.1.5 Importance of the Avifauna of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park including the extension area ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Threats to the forests and biodiversity in the survey sites .......................................................... 22 3.2.1 Timber extraction .................................................................................................................. 22 3.2.2 Timber transportation and trading .......................................................................................... 23 3.2.3 Hunting ................................................................................................................................. 23 3.2.4 Cinnamomum oil extraction ................................................................................................... 24 3.2.5 Honey collection ................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.6 Agricultural cultivation ......................................................................................................... 24 4. Conservation recommendations ............................................................................................. 25 4.1 Management issues .................................................................................................................. 25 4.2 Hunting and Logging ............................................................................................................... 25 4.3 Conservation Research and Monitoring .................................................................................... 26 5. Other species of conservation interest recorded during the survey ......................................... 28 References ................................................................................................................................ 29 Appendix 1: Birds recorded for Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park .......................................... 31 and Extension Area in Thuong Hoa and Hoa Son Comunes....................................................... 31 Appendix 2: Bird Species caught by mist net during the survey in Thuong Hoa and Hoa Son .... 38 Appendix 3: GPS readings for key sightings and camp sites during the survey .......................... 39 Appendix 4: GPS readings for key sightings and camp sites during the survey (UTM VN2000- METER) ................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix 5: Maps ..................................................................................................................... 41 Appendix 6: Selected photographs taken in Thuong Hoa and Hoa Son Areas ............................ 43 v Appendix 7: Report on the training on birds survey techniques for Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. ........................................................................................................................... 47 vi Conventions Used The taxonomy of Bird names (common and scientific), sequence and species limits follow BirdLife International (2011) in Appendix 1. Abbreviations and Acronyms Used EBA - Endemic Bird Area GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)-GmbH-German Technical Cooperation IBA - Important Bird Area IUCN - The World Conservation Union KfW - Kredit Anstalt für Wiederaufbau -German Development Bank PNKBNP - Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park PPMU - Provincial Project Management Unit RRS - Restricted Range Species MIST - Management Information System (Software) vii Acknowledgements This report is an output of the project entitled “ Nature Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Phong Nha – Ke Bang Region, Vietnam” which is managed by the Quang Binh Provincial People’s Committee
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