Title
Monitoring of Large Waterbirds at Prek Toal, Tonle Sap Great Lake 2009
Author(s)
Sun Visal, Sophie Allebone-Webb
Abstract
The Prek Toal bird colonies are the only remaining breeding site in South-east Asia for two Globally Threatened species, Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis and Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea. They are also the largest remaining site for six more Globally Threatened or Near-threatened species, namely the Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus, Greater Adjutant Leptoptilus dubius, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala and Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus). In 2003 a comprehensive monitoring program was put in place, aiming to monitor the population size and detect the annual population trends of the above mentioned key species at Prek Toal. This report presents the result from the 2008/09 colony monitoring work.

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