First Record of Successful Breeding of the Critically Endangered White-Bellied Heron (Ardea Insignis) in Broadleaved Trees
Abstract:The global population of White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis is likely in rapid decline across its native range and verging on extinction. Although studies focusing on foraging habitat preferences and feeding ecology have been conducted in the past, its nesting ecology and breeding biology are poorly understood. Moreover, earlier records indicated that the bird exclusively nests on chir pine trees in temperate forest between the altitudes of 600-1200 m. Here, we report the first record of successful breeding on… Show more
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