Discovery of the breeding sites and migration routes of Black‐faced Spoonbills <i>Platalea minor</i>

Ueta, Mayumi; Melville, David S.; Wang, Ying; Ozaki, Kiyoaki; Kanai, Yutaka; Leader, Paul J.; Wang, Chia-Chi; Kuo, Chen-Yue

doi:10.1046/j.1474-919x.2002.00037.x

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“…However, one disadvantage is that the cost of satellite-tracking is extraordinarily high (Kenward et al, 2002a(Kenward et al, , 2002b. Satellitetracking has only been applied to studying the movement of some large-sized and critically endangered species such as the Black-faced Spoonbills (Platalea minor) (Ueta et al, 2002), the Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) (Kanai et al, 2001) and Steller's Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicu) (Meyburg and Lobkov, 1994). Moreover, Rempel et al (1995) introduced a technique locating birds using a GPS system.…”

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Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

Liu

Zhang

2008

Front. Biol. China

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Dispersal, defined as a linear spreading movement of individuals away from others of the population is a fundamental characteristic of organisms in nature. Dispersal is a central concept in ecological, behavioral and evolutionary studies, driven by different forces such as avoidance of inbreeding depression, density-dependent competition and the need to change breeding locations. By effective dispersal, organisms can enlarge their geographic range and adjust the dynamic, sex ratio and genetic compositions of a population. Birds are one of the groups that are studied intensively by human beings. Due to their diurnal habits, diverse life history strategies and complex movement, birds are also ideal models for the study of dispersal behaviors. Certain topics of avian dispersal including sex-biased, asymmetric dispersal caused by differences in body conditions, dispersal processes, habitat selection and long distance dispersal are discussed here. Bird-ringing or marking, radio-telemetry and genetic markers are useful tools widely applied in dispersal studies. There are three major challenges regarding theoretical study and methodology research of dispersal: (1) improvement in research methodology is needed, (2) more in-depth theoretical research is necessary, and (3) application of theoretical research into the conservation efforts for threatened birds and the management of their habitats should be carried out immediately.

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Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

Liu

Zhang

2008

Front. Biol. China

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“…In a similar manner to the range shifts that have occurred in European and North American winter avifauna (La Sorte and Thompson 2007;Maclean et al 2008), our results provide broad-scale geographic evidence that the spoonbill may encounter a poleward shift in wintering range. Black-faced spoonbills are known to breed on the coastal islands of the Korean Peninsula (Ueta et al 2002) and in Liaoning province, China (Ding et al 1999). As proposed for other waders (Austin and Rehfisch 2005;Maclean et al 2008), the spoonbill studied here may shift closer to its breeding grounds (Visser et al 2009).…”

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“…We estimated the distance and direction between current and future range centers. Under the full dispersal hypothesis, we assumed that the spoonbill would be able to move through the landscape without physiological or environmental impediments, a reasonable hypothesis for this species given its migratory and dispersal abilities (Ueta et al 2002).…”

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“…It is known to breed on islands off the Korean Peninsula (Ueta et al 2002) and Liaoning province, China (Ding et al 1999), and winter along the coasts of China, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines (BirdLife International 2008). This species was described as 'common' in Asia prior to the 1950s (La Touche 1931-1934Austin 1948), but by 1988, the worldwide population was only 288 individuals and it was listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).…”

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The impacts of climate change on the wintering distribution of an endangered migratory bird

Hu²,

Jiang

2010

Oecologia

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There is now ample evidence of the effects of anthropogenic climate change on the distribution and abundance of species. The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is an endangered migratory species and endemic to East Asia. Using a maximum entropy approach, we predicted the potential wintering distribution for spoonbills and modeled the effects of future climate change. Elevation, human influence index and precipitation during the coldest quarter contributed most to model development. Five regions, including western Taiwan, scattered locations from eastern coastal to central mainland China, coastal areas surrounding the South China Sea, northeastern coastal areas of Vietnam and sites along the coast of Japan, were found to have a high probability of presence and showed good agreement with historical records. Assuming no limits to the spread of this species, the wintering range is predicted to increase somewhat under a changing climate. However, three currently highly suitable regions (northeastern Vietnam, Taiwan and coastal areas surrounding the South China Sea) may face strong reductions in range by 2080. We also found that the center of the predicted range of spoonbills will undergo a latitudinal shift northwards by as much as 240, 450, and 600 km by 2020, 2050 and 2080, respectively. Our findings suggest that species distribution modeling can inform the current and future management of the black-faced spoonbill throughout Asia. It is clear that a strong international strategy is needed to conserve spoonbill populations under a changing climate.

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“…The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is an endangered migratory bird endemic to East Asia [4]. Every winter, black-faced spoonbills migrate southward from North Korea, South Korea, and Liaodong Peninsula of China to Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Southeastern China [5] [6]. The southwestern coast of Taiwan, mainly Zengwun estuary, is a pivotal habitat for black-faced spoonbills because nearly half of black-faced spoonbills in the world come to Taiwan every year [7]- [9].…”

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecological Variation Affect an Endangered Migratory Bird Black-faced Spoonbill (<i>Platalea minor</i>) in Southwestern Coast of Taiwan

Chen¹

2014

OJE

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Zengwun estuary in Taiwan is a key habitat for the endangered black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), a piscivorous migratory bird. In the winters 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, the percentages were nearly half of that in 2007-2008 (65.5% and 51.1%). To find the reasons of the decline of the habitats is important for the preservation of the endangered bird. So, we used an unsupervised classification method to analyze high spatiotemporal satellite images from FORMOSAT-2 from 2004 to 2013, and found that the quality of spoonbill habitats has deteriorated. The deterioration mainly caused by many of the fishponds there, changing the raised fish from milkfish to grouper fish for the purpose of business benefit in recent 3 years. The water depth in the fishponds, which raised milkfish, used to be kept below 30 cm for the convenience in harvesting in winter. Besides, they left the uneconomical small fish behind in the ponds, which provided the black-faced spoonbills good places to forage. However, after the fishponds were changed to raise grouper fish, it not only made the small fish no more exist in the ponds, but also the developing engineering to deepen the fishponds made the trees around these ponds been cleaned. These trees could have provided shields for the black-faced spoonbills against chilly wind. As a consequence, these changes have substantially reduced the agreeable region where the depth of water should be less than 30cm for black-faced spoonbill to forage and inhabit. New reserves for spoonbills have been established recently in Taiwan. Nevertheless, a detailed plan for maintaining food resources for spoonbills as well as returning them habitats, must be implemented immediately.

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Discovery of the breeding sites and migration routes of Black‐faced Spoonbills Platalea minor

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Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

The impacts of climate change on the wintering distribution of an endangered migratory bird

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecological Variation Affect an Endangered Migratory Bird Black-faced Spoonbill (<i>Platalea minor</i>) in Southwestern Coast of Taiwan

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Discovery of the breeding sites and migration routes of Black‐faced Spoonbills Platalea minor

Cited by 46 publications

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Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

Research progress in avian dispersal behavior

The impacts of climate change on the wintering distribution of an endangered migratory bird

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecological Variation Affect an Endangered Migratory Bird Black-faced Spoonbill (&lt;i&gt;Platalea minor&lt;/i&gt;) in Southwestern Coast of Taiwan

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecological Variation Affect an Endangered Migratory Bird Black-faced Spoonbill (<i>Platalea minor</i>) in Southwestern Coast of Taiwan