Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

have been recorded from 11 widely-scattered recent survey
areas (Table 11). Post-1996 records include a small flock in
Nam Kading NBCA in January 1999 (TDE).
Pericrocotus divaricatus Ashy Minivet. Winter visitor;
north B2 , centre B9 , south B2 . Forests, secondary growth and trees
amid cultivation; generally lowlands and foothills.
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet. Resident; north B7 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Dry dipterocarp and other open deciduous
forests, up to 550 m.
Pericrocotus solaris Grey-chinned Minivet. Resident;
north B10 , centre B7 , south B2 . Evergreen forest, occasionally in
pines; above 500 m.
Pericrocotus ethologus Long-tailed Minivet. Seasonal
status unclear; north B8 , centre (historically, see below), south
(provisionally B3 ). Evergreen forest including pine forest and
secondary growth, generally above 1000 m, some moving
lower in winter. Skins collected by David-Beaulieu in
Savannakhet Province, but apparently not recorded by him
as any species in David-Beaulieu (1949-1950), were reexamined
by B. F. King and found to be Long-tailed Minivet.
Furthermore, the listings in King et al. (1975) for this species
in north and south Lao PDR were apparently erroneous
(E. C. Dickinson in litt. to T. P. Inskipp 1997). Field separation
of Long-tailed and Short-billed Minivets can be difficult.
Pericrocotus brevirostris Short-billed Minivet. Resident;
north B7 , centre B10 , south (provisionally B3 ). Evergreen forest
above 1080 m. Records of this species in Davidson et al.
(1997) and Showler et al. (1998a) should refer to Short-billed
/ Long-tailed Minivet.
Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet. Resident; north B1 ,
centre, south B2 . Evergreen and deciduous forest, and adjacent
wooded areas and secondary growth, up to at least 1600 m.
Hemipus picatus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike. Resident;
north, centre, south B2 . Evergreen forest, forest edge and tall
regrowth; rare in open deciduous forest except where bordering
evergreen streamside forest. Occurs up to at least 1350 m.
Rhipidura hypoxantha Yellow-bellied Fantail. Resident,
north B8 . Montane evergreen forest; probably breeds above
2000 m. The only records are from two sites in Xiangkhouang
Province (David-Beaulieu 1944) and the summit of Phou
Louey mountain, Phou Louey NBCA, where the species was
common in May 1998 (Davidson 1998). Thewlis et al. (1998)
considered the bird Little Known in Lao PDR. This is no
longer appropriate as there is no clear threat to the species or
its habitats.
Birds
Rhipidura albicollis White-throated Fantail. Resident;
north, centre B10 , south B2 . Evergreen forest, secondary growth,
bamboo; mainly in hills and mountains, but locally down to
200 m.
Rhipidura aureola White-browed Fantail. Resident; centre
(historically B22 ), south B2 . Dry dipterocarp forest of lowlands
and foothills, but apparently absent from some large areas of
this habitat. Records from prior to 1994 were summarised in
Thewlis et al. (1996).
Rhipidura javanica Pied Fantail. Presumed resident; north
(Robson 1997b). Dense scrub and vegetation in disturbed
areas, often near water, e.g. gardens, cultivation. Duckworth
et al. (1998a) hypothesised that the Mekong represented a
dispersal barrier to this species. There seems no other clear
explanation for the difference in status on the Thai bank (at
Nong Khai, where it is abundant) and in Lao PDR (Vientiane
area), where the species was first recorded in 1997 (Robson
1997b) and it remains very local.
Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo. Locally resident, more
widespread in winter; north, centre, south B2 . Open country
including towns and cultivation; generally lowlands.
Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo. Locally resident, augmented
by winter visitors; north, centre, south B2 . Forests,
scrub, agricultural land, towns, from lowlands to at least
1800 m.
Dicrurus annectans Crow-billed Drongo. Wet-season
breeding visitor and probable passage migrant; north B9 ,
centre B2 , south B9 . Evergreen forests and tall regrowth from
lowlands to at least 960 m. Breeders were found in Dong
Ampham NBCA in the late dry - early wet season 1997
(Davidson et al. 1997). Records from prior to 1994 were summarised
in Thewlis et al. (1996).
Dicrurus aeneus Bronzed Drongo. Resident; north, centre,
south B2 . Evergreen forests and tall secondary growth up to at
least 1800 m.
Dicrurus remifer Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo. Resident,
some dispersing to lower altitudes in winter; north, centre,
south B2 . Evergreen forests, generally above 500 m in breeding
season; outside this season, often in tall secondary growth
and down to plains.
Dicrurus hottentottus Spangled Drongo (= Hair-crested
Drongo, ^Sm, ^T). Resident, undertaking at least local movements;
north, centre, south B2 . Forests, secondary growth,
flowering trees amid cultivation; up to at least 1700 m.
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