Title
Birds of the Chindwin River and adjacent areas of the Chin and Naga Hills in western Myanmar.
Author(s)
Naing, Thet Zaw; Lin, Naing; Platt, Steven G.; Platt, Kalyar; Khaing, Lay Lay; Yu, Thin Thin; Myo, Khin Myo; Soe, Me Me; Nwe, San San; Tizard, Robert J.
Published
2017
Publisher
Forktail
Abstract
We carried out bird surveys along the Chindwin River, in the Chin and Naga Hills, and Htamanthi and Kyauk Pan Taung Wildlife Sanctuaries in western Myanmar during 2012 and 2013. The survey area covered parts of the central, north, west and south-west ornithological regions of Myanmar as defined by Robson (2013). During these surveys we recorded 424 species of which one, nine and 31 were new records for central, south-west and west Myanmar, respectively. We also recorded 16 Near Threatened, five Vulnerable and one Endangered species, suggesting that these areas are important for conservation in Myanmar. We recommend that an additional protected area be established in the Chin and Naga Hills of western Myanmar to further safeguard biodiversity.
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