Species and Distribution of Shorebirds in Pattani Bay
Abstract
A study of species and distribution of shorebirds was conducted in 16 sites of Pattani Bay. Study habitats included salt marsh, mudflat, saltpan and water-coast. The shorebirds were counted by binoculars and a telescope from August 2017-July 2018. In this study, a total of 42 species were recorded: 24 species in Scolopacidae, 10 species in Charadriidae, 6 species in Laridae, 1 each in Rostratulidae and Recurvirostridae. Among the counted birds, 9 species were very common, 7 species common, 12 species uncommon and 14 species rare. The most widely distributed species was Common Sandpiper followed by Black-winged Stilt, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Lesser Sand Plover and Whiskered Tern respectively. The habitat representing the highest number of species was the mudflat in Prince of Songkla University, followed by the Ban Rusamilae mudflat and Ban Bangplamo mudflat respectively. It also found that these areas harbored 3 endangered species (Far Eastern Curlew, Great Knot and Nordmann's Greenshank), and 8 near-threatened species (Eurasian Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Asian Dowitcher, Red Knot, Rufous-necked Stint Curlew Sandpiper and Malaysian Plover) Key words : Pattani Bay ; intertidal ; mudflat ; shorebird ; East Asian – Australian FlywayReferences
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Howes, J. & Bakewell, D. (1989). Shorebird Studies Manual. AWB Publication No.55 Kuala Lumpur.
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Moreira, F. (1994). Diet, prey-size selection and intake rates of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa feeding on mudflats. Ibis, 136(3), 349-355.
Nabhitabhata, J., Lekagul, K. & Sanguansombat, W. (2007). A guide to the birds Boonsong Lekagul birds of Thailand. Bangkok. 464 pp. (In Thai)
Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. (1999). Wetlands of the Southern Region. Ministry of Science Technology and Environment. Bangkok, Thailand. (in Thai)
Paprawech, P., Chimchome, V. & Duengkae, P. (2017). Diversity, habitat use of birds and conservation guidelines in Nong Han Kumphawapi non-hunting area, Udon Thani province. Journal of Wildlife in Thailand, 24(1), 33-48. (In Thai)
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Pettingill, O.S. (1969). A Laboratory and Field Manual of Ornithology. United States: Buress Publishing Company.
Round, P.D., Kongtong, W., Narungsri, W. & Sutibut, S. (2008). Birds of Laem Phak Bia. Chaipattana Foundation. 288 pp. (in Thai)
Ruttanadakul, N. & Ardsungnoen, S. (1985). Wader population’s around the Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, Southern Thailand. In Proceedings of 6th Thailand Wildlife Seminar. (pp. 225-251). Bangkok: Kasetsart University. (in Thai)
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Sripanomyom, S., Round, P.D., Savini, T., Trisurat, Y. & Gale, G.A. (2011). Traditional salt-pans hold major concentrations of overwintering shorebirds in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 144,
526–537.
Sturbois, A., Ponsero, A., Desroy, N., Mao, P.L. & Fournier, J. (2015). Exploitation of intertidal feeding resources by the red knot Calidris canutus under megatidal conditions (Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France). Journal of Sea Research, 96, 23-30.
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