The Birds of Gunung Gading National Park.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
The Birds of Gunung Gading National Park. |
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Author :
S. Sreedharan |
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Abstract:
A total of twenty days, between 7th April to 28th April 1997,were spent observing and trapping birds at Gunung Gading National Park (1° 42’ N, 109° 48’ E). Field observations were made over seven days, with daily walks through various habitats. A further thirteen days were spent using mist nets to trap sedentary and secretive jungle species. A total of 51 species from 20 families were recorded in the Park during that period. 85 individuals of 27 species were trapped and ringed, 15 of these being juvenile and immature birds. A total of 34 birds of 22 species were in breeding state. Eight birds were undergoing full wing and tail moult, 4 breeding birds undergoing post-nuptial moult and 2 fledglings in post-juvenile moult. The low catch rates for juvenile birds and those in post-nuptial moult suggest that breeding at Gunung Gading was still in the early stages at the time of the study. The absence of many common ground-feeding jungle species suggests that its prolonged isolation from other tracts of undisturbed MDF, as well as its history of habitat disturbance and clearing, has impoverished the avifauna at Gunung Gading. The study, intended to last for five weeks until 20th May,was aborted when mist-nets were stolen by illicit visitors inside the parkon two separate occasions.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
S. Sreedharan. (1998). The Birds of Gunung Gading National Park. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LIII (74): 185-212 |
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