Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

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specially trained dog to find the birds. The species should be treated as Little Known in Lao PDR. Porzana pusilla Baillon’s Crake. Seasonal status unclear, perhaps passage migrant; north (historically B21 ). Marshes. Porzana fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake. Presumed resident; north (RJTiz), centre (provisionally B10 ), south B2 . Marshes. There are very few recent field records of this species. Presence in the north and [centre] was based on market specimens. Delacour and Jabouille (1940) implied that this species occurred in central Lao PDR but we have not traced a primary reference. A bird from Ban Lak (20) market is listed here as provisionally in central Lao PDR, as it could have been harvested in a nearby part of north Lao PDR. With few recent records, the species’s conservation status should be reconsidered at regular intervals. • Gallicrex cinerea Watercock. Conservation Significance: At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Seasonal status unclear; north B9 , centre (historically B22 ), south B2 . Marshes, margins of lakes and large pools, and probably paddy-fields if persecution were controlled. Status Information: Recently, Watercock has been found at five survey areas scattered across the country (Table 11), with counts mostly of only single birds, at the following sites: Northern Zone wetlands of Xe Pian NBCA (December 1992 - January 1993), the degraded lowlands of Dong Hua Sao NBCA (May - July 1993), near Ban Nakhay (Phou Khaokhoay NBCA; April - May 1995), Nam Kan PNBCA in April 1997 and Dong Khanthung PNBCA in July 1998 (Thewlis et al. 1996, Pasquet 1997, Duckworth et al. 1998a, Round 1998). Historically, it was recorded by all resident ornithologists, in Xiangkhouang (uncommon passage migrant in May and August - October) and Savannakhet Provinces (small numbers in the wet season, apparently breeding) and, once only, at Salavan (Engelbach 1932, David-Beaulieu 1944, 1949-1950). Most wetlands sustain heavy extractive use, including trapping of rails and opportunistic shooting of birds. Taken together, these features suggest that the species is At Risk in Lao PDR. • Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen. Conservation Significance: At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Seasonal status unclear; north B9 , centre (historically B22 ), south B2 . Shallow marshes with extensive emergent or fringing vegetation; less numerous in other wetlands. Status Information: January counts during 1989- 1992 from wetlands around Vientiane were, respectively, 43, 19, 27 and 5 birds, at 2, 4, 5 and 3 sites (Scott and Rose 1989, Perennou et al. 1990, Perennou and Mundkur 1991, 1992). These sites have not been checked recently. The species has been found in three recent survey areas (Table 11), with up to three birds seen frequently in the Northern Zone of Xe Pian NBCA in winter 1992-1993 (Claridge 1996, Thewlis et al. Birds 1996) and small numbers found at Ban Nakhay (Phou Khaokhoay NBCA) and on Nong Lom (Bolaven Plateau) in spring 1995 (Duckworth et al. 1998a). Small numbers (under 12) were seen regularly at Nong Lom during 1996-1998 (RJTiz). Historically, the species was found in the rainy and early dry seasons at 3-4 wetlands in Savannakhet Province (David-Beaulieu 1949-1950), and, rarely, at a small lake near Salavan (Engelbach 1932). Six were taken near Vientiane (Bangs and Van Tyne 1931). Numbers are currently low (in areas of Indochina where the species is not persecuted, loose groups of dozens, even hundreds, can be observed) and the species is presumably threatened by the same factors as Watercock and should also be considered At Risk in Lao PDR. Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen. Seasonal status unclear, certainly present in winter; north B1 , centre B10 , south B2 . Marshes and other standing water, exceptionally in slow forest streams. Fulica atra Common Coot (= Eurasian Coot, ^T). Presumed winter visitor; north (historically B21 ), south B2 . Large shallow pools with extensive open water. There are only two Lao records (David-Beaulieu 1944, Thewlis et al. 1996). Conservation Management and Research Proposed for Rails, crakes and coots: • Specific surveys of wetlands to clarify the status of all species and allow the identification of important sites; wetlands have fallen largely outside the scope of recent general surveys. Resumption of winter counts (see Purple Swamphen) would focus activity. • Management of extensive wetland areas, primarily in a multiple use context, to maintain suitable water regimes and vegetation cover. Wetlands of national importance include those in and around the complex of Xe Pian and Dong Hua Sao NBCAs and Xe Khampho and Bolaven Southwest PNBCAs, and Dong Khanthung PNBCA. Other areas may be of equivalent importance. • Control of hunting and trade where necessary. Whitebreasted Waterhen was frequently observed for sale in the That Luang fresh food market in Vientiane (Annex 1) and elsewhere; its population remains healthy, but numbers of Watercock and Purple Swamphen seem to be well below carrying capacity. • Field investigation of hunting and trapping practices. Scolopacidae: Woodcocks, snipes, curlews, sandpipers, phalaropes (21-22 species) Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock. Winter visitor; north B2 , centre B10 , south B2 . Shady stream and river banks, especially within forest, occasionally damp forest areas and non-wooded but well vegetated ditches etc. Occurs up to 1700 m. 111
Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report Plate 11: Crested Argus, Ban Lak (20), Bolikhamxai Province, March 1997. Healthy populations remain of this Globally Threatened species in some areas but it faces several threats. W. G. Robichaud / WCS. Green Peafowl, Phou Khaokhoay, March 1994. A specific project is now operating in the area to conserve the species. T. D. Evans / WCS. 112 Male Siamese Fireback, Xe Pian NBCA, early 1997. Cameratrapped. Lao PDR probably holds the largest national population of this species. WWF Thailand / FOMACOP. Rufous-necked Hornbill casque, Xam-Nua, Houaphan Province, January 1998. This Globally Threatened species has a restricted distribution in Lao PDR. P. Davidson / WCS.
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IUCN - The World Conservation Union
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PREFACE In 1993 IUCN, in collaborat
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Crombie, USNM. Tanya Chan-ard allow
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1965), but no detailed fauna has ye
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no hunter could confuse a gibbon, e
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Species Phou Dendin NBCA Large Mamm
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Species Nakai - Nam Theun NBCA Naka
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Species Xe Bang-Nouan NBCA Xe Sap N
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• Specific surveys to gain cleare
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Young White-handed Gibbon, Xaignabo
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m in limestone karst. Status Inform
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Duckworth in press). Status Informa
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[• Hylobates gabriellae Yellow-ch
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Range and Habitat: North M15 , cent
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ear action and management plan and
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Common Palm Civet, Ban Lak (20) mar
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[• Lutra sumatrana Hairy-nosed Ot
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• Hemigalus owstoni (= Chrotogale
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Table 14. Asian Golden Cat locality
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Sun Bear, Xe Pian NBCA, early 1997.
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China and Vietnam (Martin 1992, Sri
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1986, Dobias 1992a, Salter 1989b),
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Table 15. Summary of observations o
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ace of S. scrofa in Lao PDR, S. s.
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Eld’s Deer footprint, Dong Khanth
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areas during the rainy season (Deuv
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• Consideration of appropriate me
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wide-ranging field experience in In
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the headwaters of the Xe Bangfai an
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The three squirrels most commonly t
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Lao range to merit designation as a
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Conservation Management and Researc
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ORDER INSECTIVORA M. F. Robinson IN
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of north-east Laos. In Malaysia it
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ORDER CHIROPTERA: BATS C. M. Franci
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Rhinolophus acuminatus, Dong Khanth
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1992). In Lao PDR has been found ro
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• Hipposideros armiger Great Roun
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[Pipistrellus coromandra Indian Pip
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east Thailand, that had apparently
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ORDER RODENTIA, FAMILY MURIDAE C. M
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1997). Forest habitats, probably at
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REFERENCES Written Allen, G. M. 192
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Laos. Bull. Soc. Roy. Sci. Nat. du
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ats in Phou Khao Khoay NBCA. Vienti
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mittee (draft report). MacKinnon, J
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Robinson, H. C. 1915. On the birds
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Thewlis, R. M., Duckworth, J. W., A
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ANNEX 1 Selected bird and mammal sp
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ANNEX 2 CITES-listed wildlife speci
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ANNEX 3 Amphibian, reptile, bird an
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Species Key species: status Current
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ANNEX 4 Birds and large mammals ass
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Species Association with wetlands R
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Annexes with respect to the strengt
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Reports of rhinoceroses during vill
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Species Global Lao threat status ri
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