Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report
other gaps within forest, berry-bearing scrub, from 200 up to
at least 1600 m.
Ficedula hodgsonii Slaty-backed Flycatcher. Winter visitor;
north B8 , centre (JWD). Evergreen forest edge and secondary
growth; recent records from over 520 m.
Ficedula strophiata Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher. Winter
visitor, also resident in at least south-east Lao PDR; north B13 ,
south B3 . Evergreen forest, forest edge; generally over 1500
m, some down to 900 m in winter.
Ficedula parva Red-throated Flycatcher (= Red-breasted
Flycatcher, ^Sm). Winter visitor; north, centre, south B2 . Open
wooded areas, forest edge especially flanking watercourses,
trees and bushes within cultivation, gardens; on passage may
occur within dense forest.
Ficedula monileger White-gorgeted Flycatcher. Resident;
north, centre B10 , south B9 . Evergreen forest, mature regrowth,
bamboo; above 800 m. Birds in parts of the Bolaven Plateau
show morphological variation perhaps indicating
intergradation with Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Thewlis et
al. 1996).
Ficedula solitaris (= F. solitaria, ^K) Rufous-browed
Flycatcher. Presumed resident; south (PD). Sole Lao record
is from evergreen forest at 1140 m during December 1997
on the Dakchung Plateau. Rufous-browed Flycatcher may
have a very limited range in Lao PDR as birds along the
southern border of Xe Sap NBCA and on Phou Ahyon are
the closely-related F. monileger. The latter was not found in
the area supporting F. solitaris. See also F. monileger.
Ficedula hyperythra Snowy-browed Flycatcher. Resident;
north B9 , centre B10 , south B2 . Evergreen forest, especially in
thick undergrowth and near shady streams, generally above
1000 m, although some move lower (exceptionally to 400
m) in winter.
Ficedula westermanni Little Pied Flycatcher. Resident;
north B2 , centre B10 , south B2 . Forest and forest edge, breeding
in mountains but some disperse down to plains (200 m) in
winter.
Ficedula tricolor Slaty-blue Flycatcher. Seasonal status
unclear, possibly both resident and winter visitor; north B6 .
Evergreen secondary growth, thickets, grass and scrub above
1000 m.
Ficedula sapphira Sapphire Flycatcher. Seasonal status
unclear, possibly both resident and winter visitor; north
(historically B20 ), centre B7 . Evergreen forests generally over
1200 m; birds thought perhaps to be breeding in central Lao
PDR were at 1520 m.
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Cyanoptila cyanomelana Blue-and-white Flycatcher.
Passage migrant; north, centre, south B2 . Wooded areas, forest
edge, berry-bearing scrub. Records from prior to 1994
were summarised in Thewlis et al. (1996).
Eumyias thalassina (= Muscicapa thalassina, ^K) Verditer
Flycatcher. Local resident and widespread winter visitor;
north B2 , centre B10 , south B2 . Forests, forest clearings,
streamsides, from lowlands to at least 1950 m.
Niltava grandis Large Niltava. Resident; north B13 , centre B10 ,
south B2 . Evergreen forest and adjacent regrowth, generally
above 1000 m.
Niltava macgrigoriae Small Niltava. Resident; north,
centre B10 , south B2 . Hill and montane evergreen forest and secondary
growth, some moving lower in winter, exceptionally
down to 400 m.
• Niltava davidi Fujian Niltava (= Fukien Niltava, ^K, ^T).
Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Potentially
At Risk in Lao PDR; endemic to Lao PDR, Vietnam
and parts of southern China, with one record from Thailand.
Documented Range and Habitat: Winter visitor; north B9 ,
centre B7 , south (historically B19 ). Gullies and streams in midaltitude
evergreen forests. Status Information: Records prior
to 1997 were reviewed by Thewlis et al. (1998). Status assessment
is clouded by the difficulties of separation from
Rufous-bellied Niltava (Plate 12), and the conflicting treatments
of the historical Lao records in various sources
(Dickinson 1973, King et al. 1975). It seems likely that the
species occurs fairly widely in hills throughout eastern Lao
PDR. There are records from up to six recent survey areas
(Table 11).
Niltava sundara Rufous-bellied Niltava. Seasonal status
unclear, but probably resident in north at least, augmented
by winter visitors; north B8 , centre B7 . Evergreen forests, generally
above 1000 m. See also N. davidi.
Niltava vivida Vivid Niltava. Seasonal status unclear; north B6 .
Evergreen forest above 1650 m.
Cyornis concretus (= C. concreta, ^K, ^T) White-tailed
Flycatcher (= White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, ^Sm 1 ). Resident;
north B10 , centre B2 , south B5 . Evergreen forest from 200 to at
least 1360 m. Records prior to 1996 were reviewed by
Duckworth et al. (1998a).
Cyornis hainanus (= C. hainana, ^K, ^T) Hainan Blue
Flycatcher. Winter visitor, breeding locally (probably mainly
in hills); north B2 , centre B10 , south B2 . Wooded areas, both evergreen
and mixed deciduous; up to at least 1020 m. Special
Significance: Endemic to Indochina, Thailand, south China
and Myanmar.