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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Dr AC Birchenough Birchenough, Emeritus Professor Stewart Evans
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A rapid appraisal technique, using local people's knowledge of bird life, was used to map the distribution and assess conservation needs of estrildid finches on Vanuatu. Most ni-Vanuatu, especially men, have good knowledge of the local bird fauna. Not surprisingly, therefore, there was close agreement between the distributions of finches predicted from the use of this technique and from field records of the birds. The data suggest that the ranges of two endemic subspecies, Royal Parrot Finch Erythrura cyanovirens regia and Blue-faced Parrot Finch Erythrura trichroa cyanofrons, have declined in recent years. Royal Parrot Finch, in particular, should be given high conservation priority. It now occupies a tiny global range and is believed to be particularly vulnerable to further habitat change.
Author(s): Birchenough AC, Douglas GW, Evans SM
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Bird Conservation International
Year: 2003
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 29-44
ISSN (print): 0959-2709
ISSN (electronic): 1474-0001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270903003034
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270903003034
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