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Notes on the Distribution of the Masked Finfoot In Kukila 1985 2(2) Kukila 1985 2(2) u n APPENDIX 2. Addendum of additional species recorded by W. G. Harvey and D.A. Holmes reeding by Hoogerwerf (1948. a) and a minimum 200 (pers. comm.) between 1976 and 1980. Most of these were observed on the immediately ad­ rhis number had increased to 978 ( ± 230) in 1985. jacent waters or mudflats of Banten Bay. With the exception of the iora, all are migrants or casual visitors. bu ndant species on the island with an estfmated 3649 ( ± (The editors). 1ts that this is the most common specoes with at least 2500 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Numenius madagascarensis Eastern Curlew Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit ow numbers during 1985 (less than 10 pairs) but possibly Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot hite forms for E. garzetta. Harvey estimated a minimum Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole ·eeding by Hoogerwerf (1948 a) and estimated by Harvey Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern tlation of 100 - 200 pairs. The numbers had declined to Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern .976 and 1978 respectively (Wind) . The breeding popula- Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna sumatrana Black-~aped Tern Sterna albifrons Little Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern 'POrted by Hoogerwerf (1948 a) with a minimum estimate Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift luri ng the 1985 nesting season an estimated 63 ( ± 42) Aegithina tiphia Common lora most common breeding species, reported pr~sent by Harvey to have a minimum breeding population of 1000 NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MASKED FINFOOT rs in 1985. HELIOPAIS PERSONATA IN INDONESIA ned Night-Heron Harvey in 1975 to be 500 - 700 breeding pairs. The by G. Randy Milton reeding pairs. The actual population is probably in the up­ method is believed to have under-estimated the number. It Received July 16 1985 (1 948 a) to be a common breeder numbering hundreds. Introduction e island (Hoogerwerf 1948 a) and last reported nesting in The distribution of the Masked Finfoot Heliopais personata has been described by Ali & n6). Roosts in small groups (2- 10) although a group of Ripley (1980). Baker (1929) . and Medway & Wells (1976) as ranging throughout north· eastern India. Burma. Thailand. peninsular Malaysia. and Sumatra. Throughout most of this range its status has been well documented: resident and rare for north-eastern India and -headed Ibis Bangladesh (Ali & Ripley 1980) : resident. rare. but widely distributed in the flooded forest jerwerf 1948 a) and in 1953 greater than 400 birds areas and swamps of Burma (Smythies 1953): and a nonbreeding but frequent visitor to the !d nesting in several sub-colonies on the island. Harvey forested rivers of peninsular Malaysia. extending from the coast to the hinterland (Medway & in 1975 but by 1978 (Wind) only 41 birds were observed Wells 1976) 1 40 - 50 birds regularly roost on the island. A detailed record has been prepared by Medway & Wells (1976) and Wells (1983, 1982) of finfo ot sightings, locations. and dates of occurrence in Malaysia. However its status ~d to occur in 1941 (Hoogerwerf 1948 a) and breeding in and distribution in Indonesia is unclear. and is usually covered by statements similar to "oc­ eeding population is now estimated at approximately 40 curring as far south as Malacca (Malaysia) and Sumatra" (King eta/. 1975). This information uvey. Both Hoogerwerf (1953) and Wind (1978) report is inadequate for an area (Sumatra) that extends over 1965 km from north to south. Historical Records - prior to 1940 oil] -l oogerwerf 1948 b) with breeding occurring in 1951 and Early records of this species in Sumatra have been confined to the northern half of the o recent records. island . Schneider collected an adult (sex unknown) in nonbreeding plumage (housed at the 41 Kuki/a 1985 2(2) Kukila 1985 2(2) American Museum of Natural History, No: AMNH 5470) at Tanjung Bringin (original name) , northwest of Medan, on 3 Dec. 1898. Although the exact location was not recorded, it could References have been the swampy region of Lower Langkat where Schneider collected most of his Ali , S. & S .D. Ripley, 1980. Handbook of the birds oflndi orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) between November 1897 and March 1898 (Schneider 1905) . Lying between the towns of Pura and Binjai, this area is now covered with oil palm planta­ of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Vo/2: tions. An earlier specimen (adult, sex unknown) was reported by Parrot (1907) to have been snd ed. Oxford Univ. Press. London. collected in 1895 but the exact date and localiiy were not identified. Baker, E.C.S. 1929. The fauna of British India, including A female, housed at the Bogar Zoology Museum, (No: 13149) , was taken at Muara Tapoes Baroes (near Barus, West Sumatra) by G.de Haan on 24 Aprill939. Further records include Taylor and Francis, London. a female (no date) collected during the Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition (1936- 1939) near Hoogerwerf, A. 1953. An ornithological bibliography ha VJ Medan. From the description in the article, the bird was probably collected on the Laboean River, halfway between Medan and the coastal town of Belawan (Schauensee and Ripley of the birds of Java. Org. Sc. Res . lndon. Bull. 13-16: 168p. Jakarta. 1936/1939). Robinson and Kloss (1923) report a bird collected by Jacobson in the Mt. Ophir district of Padang (West Sumatra) and one by de Beaufort and deBussy in the Medan district. King, B., M. Woodcock, & E.C. Dicki nson. 1975. A fiel Unfortunately, the dates and exact locations were not reported. There have been many addi­ Asia. Collins, London. tional studies of Sumatran birds at different locations prior to the 1940's: these are too numerous to list here but it is noted that none recorded the presence of the Masked Finfoot. Medway, L. & D.R. Wells. 1976. The birds of the Malay , Its secretive habitats and behaviour is surely one reason for the lack of records. survey of every species. H.F. and G . Witherby Ltd. Recent Sightings - since 1940. Parrot, C . 1907. Beitrage zur ornithologie Sumatras unc Zugrundelegung der von Dr Hagen auf Bangkt There is a paucity of information from these early sightings up to the present. In Abhandlungen der K. Bayer. Akademie der Wiss. ll Hoogerwerf's (1953) valuable compilation of references related to Java (primarily) and In­ donesian 'ornithology, this species is not cited. Nor has this species been cited in recent Robinson, H.C. & C.B. Kloss. 1923. Revised list of the Zoological Abstracts (1970 to present) with reference to Indonesian avifauna . Mus. 8 : 319-362. The most recent records have been of birds on the Wai (River) Kanan fl owing through Schauensee, R.M. de, & S .D. Ripley . Zoological results < the Wai Kambas Nature Reserve (Lampung Province) . An adult female was seen on two oc­ Expedition. 1936-1939. Part I. Birds from Atjeh. , casions, 16 Aprill983 (P. Andrew. pers.comm.) and 22 April 1984 (P . Andrew. D. Brad­ 91 : 311-368. ford, H Buck, pers.comm.) swimming a short distance downstream from the Forestry Dept. (PHPA) post on the Wai Kanan. More recently, a reserve guard (Darmanta pers comm.) ac­ Schneider, G. 1905. Ergebnisse Zoologischer Forschur curately described an adult male occurring in the same location on 3 June 1985. These Saugetiere (Mammalia). Zoo/. Jahrb. (Abt. F. Syste sightings extend the period of known occurrence in Indonesia (early December to early June) to approximately the same as for Malaysia. Moreover they dramatically extends the finfoots' Smythies, B.E. 1953. The birds of Burma. Oliver and known distribution from the northern to the southern half of Sumatra. Wells, D.R. i982. Bird R~p ort : 1974 and 19_75. Mala Wells, D.R. 1983 Bird Report: 1976 and 1977. Malay By contrast to Sumatra. coastal and riverine forests of Java have been intensively studied by mainly Dutch ornithologists, but no reference to finfoots has been found in the literature. Address: World Wildlife Fund - Indonesian Program, I Consequently, the sighting by the author of an adult male on 7 March 1984 is believed to be West Java, Indonesia. the first record for Java. The bird was skulking at the edge of the Rhizophora swamp in the nature reserve Pulau Rambut (5°58 'S. 106°42' E) in Jakarta Ba y. Status FIRST DOCUMENTED NESTING OF THE Until additional information becomes available. the coastal and forested riverine habitat IN IRIAN JAYA of Sumatra should be considered as this migrant's usual habitat in Indonesia . However the by Anne D. Nash and Stephe scarcity of records suggests that it occurs only in small numbers and has always been uncom­ Received April 29, 19 mon. The Javan record is considered to be a vagrant beyond the normal limit of its range. Two nests of the Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoy, Acknowledgments Merauke District in Southern Irian Jaya. The first rll I wish to express thanks to the American. European. and Southeast Asian museums on May 20 1984, at the Bugeran River {7°36 'S, 1~ who responded to my request for information on Heliopais personata housed in their cullec· Kimaan Island. The second nest, with two eggs, • !ions. "fhis work was carried out under the World Wildlife Fund - Indonesia Program. Project Tabonji {7°32 'S, 138°50 'E) on the River Mangg 1512 - Conservation Volunteer. island. These two nests represent the first documet of the Black Butcherbird in Indonesia. 42 Kukila 1985 2(2) Kukila 1985 2(2) Jry , No: AMNH 5470) at Tanjung Bringin (original name) . 98. Although the exact location was not recorded, it could References ' Lower Langkat where Schneider collected most of his 11:een November 1897 and March 1898 (Schneider 1905).
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