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Title
The status and conservation of Galliformes in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Author(s)
Brickle, N.W.; Duckworth, J.W.; Tordoff, A.W.; Poole, C.M.; Timmins, R.; McGowan, P.J.K.
Published
2008
Publisher
Biodiversity and Conservation
Abstract
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam form a diverse and important region for the order Galliformes with at least 21 species, comprising 10 pheasants, seven partridges, three quails and one francolin. Several are endemic to the region and several are considered globally threatened. Information was collated for each species on the Indochinese range, habitat use and conservation status. This information was used to determine gross patterns in conservation requirements, prioritised partly through the global importance of the Indochinese population. The galliform species at most immediate risk in Indochina is probably Green Peafowl, through heavy hunting exacerbated by increasing human access to former wildernesses. The endemic Edwards's Pheasant also merits specific conservation attention. Other forest species occur widely throughout surviving habitat, which remains landscape-scale despite serious losses in recent decades. Non-forest species, notably three quails (none endemic) remain very poorly known and threat levels cannot be assessed. For galliform conservation in Indochina by far the most important action is turning the existing declared protected areas networks into functional reality conserving a multitude of landscapes, each of hundreds of square kilometres, across the region. Past assessments of threat level to Indochinese forest Galliformes have been alarmist: many species are persisting in heavily-hunted fragments of the 10-50 sq. km size class, where many other forest vertebrates have been extirpated. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Keywords
conservation status; endemic species; gamebird; habitat use; hunting; species conservation; species diversity; taxonomy; Asia; Cambodia; Eurasia; Laos; Southeast Asia; Viet Nam; Aves; Galliformes; Pavo; Pavo muticus; Phasianidae; Vertebrata; Bird diversity; Bird taxonomy; Forest protection; Francolin; Hunting pressure; Indochina; Partridge; Peafowl; Pheasant; Quail
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