Part G

 

Bird Survey Data for the Study Area

(May - January 2003)

 


Bird Survey Data for the Study Area (May – January 2002)

Scientific Name

Common Name

Status^

Abundance*

Habitat

Overhead

Abandoned Cultivation

Grassland

Low Shrub

Tall Shrub

Woodland

Mudflat / Mangrove

Count

Habitat

Accipiter trivirgatus

Crested Goshawk

R

R

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

Accipiter virgatus

Besra

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

TS

Accpiter guilaris

Japanese Sparrowhawk

M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

AC

Acridotheres cristatellus

Crested Mynah

R

C/W

9

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

Aethopyga christinae

Fork-tailed Sunbird

R

U/L

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

Alcedo atthis

Common Kingfisher

R/AM

C/W

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Anthus hodgonsi

Olive-backed Pipit

WV

C/W

8

 

 

 

14

1

 

 

Anthus sylvanus

Upland Pipit

R

R

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apus affinis

Little Swift

R/SM

C/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

G/AC

Apus pacificus

Pacific Swift

SM/SV

C/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

G

Ardeola bacchus

Chinese Pond Heron

R

C/W

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard

WV

U/L

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

LS

Centropus bengalensis

Lesser Coucal

R

U/L

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centropus sinensis

Greater Coucal

R/SV

C/W

1

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

Cettia diphone

Japanese Bush Warbler

WV

U/L

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Cettia fortipes

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler

WV

R

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Charadrius dubius

Little Ringed Plover

R

W

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Chinese Grosbeak

WV

R

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie Robin

R

C/W

7

 

 

3

1

2

 

 

Corvus marcorhynchos

Large-billed Crow

R

C/W

17

 

6

13

2

 

 

 

Cuculus micropterus

Indian Cuckoo

SV

U/L

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Dicrurus hottentotus

Hair-crested Drongo

M/SV/WV

U/L

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egretta garzetta

Little Egret

R

C/W

 

 

 

4

 

43

 

 

Egretta sacra

Pacific Reef Egret

R

U/L

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Eudynamyscolopacea

Common Koel

R/SV

C/W

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel

WV

U/L

 

4

 

 

 

 

2

AC

Ficedula albicilla

Red-throated Flycatcher

AM/WV

R

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Garrulax canorus

Hwamei

R

U/L

 

 

11

4

 

 

 

 

Garrulax perspicillatus

Masked Laughingthrush

R

C/W

10

 

 

10

5

12

 

 

Halcyin smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher

AM,W,R

E

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Halcyon pileata

Black-capped Kingfisher

AM/WV

U/L

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Haliaeetus leucogaster

White Bellied Sea Eagle

R

R

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Hieraaetus fasciatus

Bonelli’s Eagle

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

AC

Hierococcyx sparverioides

Large Hawk Cuckoo

SV

U/L

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

SM/SV

C/W

10

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hypsipetas castananonotus

Chestnut Bulbul

R

R

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike

R

C/W

1

 

7

2

 

2

 

 

Lonchura striata

White-rumped Munia

R

U/L

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milvus migrans

Black Kite

R/WV

C/W

 

1

 

 

 

 

9

G/LS/AC

Monticola solitarius

Blue Rock Thrush

WV

U/L

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motacilla alba ocularis

White Wagtail

R/WV

C/W

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motacilla cinerea

Grey Wagtail

WV

C/W

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Muscicapa latirostris

Asian Brown Flycatcher

AM/WV

U/L

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Myiphoneus caerulus

Blue Whistling Thrush

R

C/W

 

 

 

3

1

 

 

 

Nycticorax nycticorax

Night Heron

R

U/L

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Orthotomus sutorius

Common Tailorbird

R

C/W

4

 

6

6

5

 

 

 

Parus major

Great Tit

R

C/W

8

 

 

11

5

1

 

 

Passer montana

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

R

C/W

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

Phoenicurus auroreus

Daurian Redstart

WV

U/L

1

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

Phyllocsopus proregulus

Pallas’ Leaf Warbler

WV

U/L

1

 

1

 

6

 

 

 

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Dusky Warbler

WV

U/L

1

 

 

1

1

3

 

 

Phylloscopus inornatus

Yellow-browed Warbler

WV

C/W

3

 

3

2

4

2

 

 

Phylloscopus reguloides

Blyth’s Leaf Warbler

WV

R

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Phylloscopus tenellipes

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

AM

R

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Pica pica

Magpie

R

C/W

7

 

1

 

1

3

 

 

Prinia flaviventris

Yellow-bellied Prinia

R

C/W

 

 

28

1

2

1

 

 

Prinia inornata

Plain Prinia

R

U/L

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Sooty-headed Bulbul

R

C/W

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Pycnonotus jocosus

Red-whiskered Bulbul

R

C/W

22

 

 

19

 

12

 

 

Pycnonotus sinensis

Chinese Bulbul

R

C/W

51

16

36

59

28

27

 

 

Spilornis cheela

Crested Serpent Eagle

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

W

Streptopelia chinensis

Spotted Dove

R

C/W

56

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Sturnus nigricollis

Black-collared Starling

R

C/W

1

 

 

1

 

6

 

 

Tarsiger cyanurus

Red-flanked Bluetail

WV

U/L

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Turdus cardis

Japanese Thrush

AM/ WV

R

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Turdus hortulorum

Grey-backed Thrush

WV

W

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Turdus merula

Common Blackbird

WV

U/L

1

 

 

 

28

1

 

 

Turdus pallidus

Pale Thrush

WV

U/L

1

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Blue Magpie

R

C/W

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

Urosphena squameiceps

Asian Stubtail Warbler

WV

R

1

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Zoothera citrina

Orange-headed Thrush

R

R

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Zosterops japonica

Japanese White-eye

R

C/W

23

 

46

12

43

12

 

 

 

 

 

Abundance

300

42

150

172

190

196

 

 

 

 

 

Sp. Richness

31

9

13

26

30

27

 

 

Source:    BMT (2002)

^ Status according to Viney et al, 1994.

^ R = Residents / M = Migrant / AM = Autumn Visitors / WV = Winter Visitors / SM = Summer Migrant / SV = Summer Visitor

* Abundance according to Viney et al, 2001.

*  R = Rare and Localised / C/W = Common and Widespread / U/L = Uncommon and Local

† G = Grassland / AC = Abandoned Cultivation / LS = Low Shrub / TS = Tall Shrub / W = Overhead