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The threatened and near-threatened birds of Luzon, Philippines, and the role of the Sierra Madre mountains in their conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Michael Køie Poulsen
Michael Køie Poulsen
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Dansk Ornitologisk Forening, Vesterbrogade 140, DK-1620 Copenhagen V, Denmark
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Fieldwork on the distribution, status and ecology of birds was conducted in the northern Sierra Madre mountain range, Luzon, Philippines, during March–May 1991 and March-May 1992. The findings show the area to be one of the most important for conservation of threatened species of birds in all Asia. The results are here combined with evidence from earlier surveys by other searchers. Fourteen threatened and 18 near-threatened species are now known from the area. This paper reports on all the threatened and near-threatened resident species of the island of Luzon, with special emphasis on their occurrence in the Sierra Madre mountains. In addition, the paper treats species with very limited global distribution that breed in Luzon, and lists species of forest birds endemic to the Philippines that have not previously been reported from the Sierra Madre mountains. Maps show the known sites for 17 species of special concern for conservation. New data on the altitudinal distribution of threatened and near-threatened species suggest that it is essential to protect primary forest at all elevations.

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Bird Conservation International , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 79 - 115
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Copyright © Birdlife International 1995

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