Significant records of birds on Puerco Island, Roxas, Palawan, Philippines
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We documented a total of 53 species of birds on Puerco Island from May 2016 to December 2019 using a combination of modified area search method and photo-documentation. The number of birds increased from only 15 species in 2014 to 53 in December 2019. Records included two endangered species, 18 migratory and 28 native birds. Monthly monitoring of Barred Rail Hypotaenidia torquata, Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis and Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris showed varying levels of abundance. Nest monitoring of the Nearthreatened Philippine Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii cumingii, locally called “tabon”, using close circuit television cameras, showed a significant increase from only three nests reported in 2012 to 154 in September 2019. The changes in the species composition and the increase in the breeding population of Philippine Scrubfowl are attributed to the integration of conservation management strategies on Puerco Island.
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Paguntalan LJ, Bonares BA, Villegas GM, Oquendo MFJM. 2021. Significant records of birds on Puerco Island, Roxas, Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist. 13(1):99–113. https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2021.13.1.08.
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Endangered, Megapodius, Tabon
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Torres DS and Mendoza MCdR. 2000. Notes on the distribution, abundance and behavior of Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii) in Arreceffi Island, Baron Alo, Puerto Princesa City, Philippines. Sylvatrop Technical journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources, 10(1-2): 78-87.
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Alcala AC and Sanguila WM. 1969. The birds of small islands off the eastern coasts of Panay. Silliman Journal, 16: 375-383.
Allen D. 2020. Birds of the Philippines. Lynx and BirdLife International Field Guides. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. 379pp.
Bashari H, Mangangue B and Mangangue A. 2017. Incubation strategy of Philippine Scurbfowl Megapodius cumingii on Manumpitaeng Islet, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Birding Asia, 27: 82-85.
Bucol AA, Averia LT, Alcala AC and Cordova L. 2011. New records of birds for Gigantes Islands, Iloilo Province, Philippines. Forktail, 27: 78-82.
Cai T, Cibois A, Alstron P, Moyle RG, Kennedy JD, Shao S, Zhang R, Irestedt M, Ericson PGP, Gelang M, Qu Y, Lei F and Fjeldsa J. 2019.Near-complete phylogenetic and taxonomic revision of the world’s babblers (Aves: Passeriformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 130: 346-356.
Campbell KK, Braile T and Winker K. 2016. Integration of genetic and phenotypic data in 48 lineages of Philippine birds shows heterogeneous divergence processes and numerous cryptic species. PLOS One, 11(7): e0159325. DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159325.
DAO (DENR Administrative Order). 2019. DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-09. Updated national list of threatened Philippine faunas and their categories. http://www.bmb.gov.ph/index.php/e-library/laws-and-policies/denr-administrative-orders/dao-2017-2019. Accessed on 07 September 2020.
del Hoyo J, Collar NJ, Christie DA, Elliott A and Fishpool LDC. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Editions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK. 904pp.
Dunn EH, Bart J, Collins B, Dale B, Downes C, Francis C, Woodley S and Paul Z. 2006. Monitoring bird populations in small geographic areas. Occasional Paper of the Canadian Wildlife Service. 1-59.
Hortal KA, Triantis MS, Thebault E and Sfenthourallais S. 2009. Island species richness increased with habitat diversity. The American Naturalist, 174(6): E205-17. DOI:10.1086/645085.
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on 07 December 2020.
Gonzalez JCT, Ocampo PP and Gruezo WSM. 2010. Comparative diversity of birds across habitat gradients in the Polillo Islands, Philippines. Asian International Life Sciences, 4: 83-109.
Jakosalem PG, Paguntalan LJ, Kintanar V, Tan SK, Quemado RD, Quisumbing R and Osawa T. 2019. Photographic Field Guide of the Birds of Negros, Panay and Cebu. Impress Printing, Bacolod. 471pp.
Jakosalem PG, Paguntalan LJ, Pedregosa MdG, Gadiana MJG and Bueno RG. 2002. The status of threatened and endemic birds of Siquijor Island, Philippines. Silliman Journal, 43(1): 137-152.
Kamp J, Oppel S, Heldbjerg H, Nyegaard T and Donal PF. 2016. Unstructured Citizen Science data failed to detect long-term population declines of common birds in Denmark. Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Conservation Biogeography, 22: 1024-1035.
Kennedy RS, Gonzales PC, Dickinson EC, Miranda Jr. HC and Fisher TH. 2000. Field Identification Guide to the Birds of the Philippines. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 368pp.
King T, Tyler S, Turner C, O’Malley R and Raines P. 2003. Bird records from Danjugan Island, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Silliman Journal, 44(1): 117-135.
Lee W, Choi C and Kim H. 2018. Field guide to the waterbirds of ASEAN. ASEAN – Korea Environmental Cooperation Unit (AKECU). College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul. 297pp.
Ma T, Li X, Bai J and Cui B. 2019. Habitat modification in relation to coastal reclamation and its impacts on waterbirds along China’s coast. Global Ecology and Conservation, 17: e00585. DOI.org/10.1016/j.gecco. 2019.e00585.
Matillano JD, Espinosa AF and Gonzales BJ. 2008. The birds of Pandan Island, Honda Bay, Palawan. Palawan Knowledge Platform. Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. https://pkp.pcsd.gov.ph. Accessed on 24 August 2019.
McClure CJW, Lepage D, Dunn L, Anderson DL, Schulwitz SE, Camacho L, Robinson BW, Christidis L, Schulenberg TS, Lliff MJ, Rasmussen PC and Johnson J. 2020. Towards reconciliation of the four world bird lists: hotspots of disagreement in taxonomy of raptors. Proceedings of Royal Society B, 287: 20200683. DOI.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0683.
Mittermeier JC, Eden H, Cotte-Jones W, Purba EC, Ashuri NM, Hesdianti E and Supriatna J. 2013. A survey of the avifauna of Obi Island, North Moluccas, Indonesia. Forktail, 29: 128-137.
Paguntalan LJ, Jakosalem PG, Pedregosa MdG and Gadiana MJC. 2004. A study on the birds of small islands off the coasts of Cebu Island, Philippines. Silliman Journal, 45(2): 209-218.
Reeve AH, Mittermeier J, Pabre PH, Rosyadi I, Kennedy JD and Haryoko T. 2015. New additions to the avifauna of Obi Island, Indonesia. Forktail, 31: 98-102.
Ricklefs RE. 1999. The role of island area per se and habitat diversity in the species – area relationships of four Lesser Antillean faunal groups. Journal of Animal Ecology, 63(6): 1142–1160.
Sloan B. 2017. Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis on Tambaron Island, Mindoro, Philippines. Birding Asia, 100-101.
Spath T, Bai ML, Severinghaus LL and Walther BA. 2018. Distribution, habitat and conservation status of the near-threatened Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (Tersiphone atrocaudata periopthalmica) on Lanyu, Taiwan. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 13(1). 7. DOI.org/10.5751/ACE-01167– 130107.
Steadman D and Freifeld H. 1998. Distribution, relative abundance and habitat relationships of landbirds in the Vava’u Group, Kingdom of Tonga. The Condor, 100: 609-628. DOI:10.2307/1369743.
Tabayag E and Cruz R. 2013. Population Estimate and Habitat Characterization of Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingi in small islands, Province of Palawan. Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. 32pp.
Thiollay J. 1997. Distribution and abundance patterns of bird community and raptor populations in the Andaman archipelago. Ecography, 26: 67-82.
Torres DS and Mendoza MCdR. 2000. Notes on the distribution, abundance and behavior of Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii) in Arreceffi Island, Baron Alo, Puerto Princesa City, Philippines. Sylvatrop Technical journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources, 10(1-2): 78-87.
Zhang L and Ouyang Z. 2019. Focusing on rapid urbanization areas can control the rapid loss of migratory water bird habitats in China. 2019. Global Ecology and Conservation. 20: e00801. DOI.org/10.1016/j.gecco. 2019.e00801.
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