The diversity, population, ecology and conservation status of waterbirds in the wetland of Bangpu Nature Education Center, Thailand

Abstract

Abstract. Chanate W, Wasan D, Pisarut Y, Rungtip S. 2020. The diversity, population, ecology, and conservation status of waterbirds in the wetland of Bangpu Nature Education Center, Thailand. Biodiversitas 21: 3910-3918. Wetlands are a crucial habitat for waterbirds as they provide feeding and breeding sites and increase survival rates during the non-breeding season. This study aimed to update the status of waterbirds in Bangpu Nature Education Center, Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand by evaluating the species diversity and abundance. The ground count survey was conducted at 3 habitats: mangrove forest, mudflat, and bungalow accommodation from March to October 2017. A total of 34 waterbird species classified under 5 orders, 8 families, and 22 genera were observed. The majority of waterbird species (23 species) were found in the mudflat area with the least number (12 species) observed in the bungalow accommodation location. The Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H’) showed that the mudflat area had significantly greater diversity compared with the other sites. The mudflat area also had the greatest species richness (D) (2.89) and species evenness index (E) (0.38), respectively. The Sorensen similarity index (CS) indicated that the greatest similarity in species (66.67%) was found between the mangrove and bungalow areas. A total of 6 residents, 20 migratory species, and 8 species with both resident and migratory populations were found with 4 species classified as abundant, 3 as common, 15 as moderately common, and 12 as uncommon species identified. In addition, the conservation status of waterbirds is becoming increasingly important with 5 near-threatened species (NT) already identified according to IUCN, 2016 and Red Data of Thailand, 2007, consisting of Heteroscelus brevipes, Limosa limosa, Numenius arquata, Mycteria leucocephala and Vanellus cinereus. It is recommended that monitoring the conservation status of the Bangpu wetlands should be continued to maintain waterbird diversity.

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“…It is said that 10% of bird species out of the total global number depend on wetlands, and 20% use them to find food, rest, and breed (Rannestad et al 2015;Kačergytė et al 2021;Jangral and Vashishat 2022). In a study of bird diversity and populations in the wetlands of the Bangpu Nature Education Center, Thailand, it was recorded that eight families of water birds lived and used the wetlands, including Scolopacidae, Ardeidae, Charadriidae, Laridae, Ciconiidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Recurvirostridae, and Rallidae (Chanate et al 2020). In China, Luo et al's (2019) research in the Dianchi Lake wetlands revealed that 67 of the 182 bird species were water birds.…”

Biological Diversity: Current Status and Conservation Policies

“…Several studies have been mentioned that wetland provides a unique habitat for many residential bird and migratory bird species (Zhijun, et al, 2010;Ghasemi, et al, 2012;Shao et al, 2014;Bhatt, 2015;Saini et al, 2017;Wanna et al, 2020. Some studies in India (Kaushik et al, 2013, Bhatt et al, 2015, Saini et al, 2017 have been reported wetland provides good shelter, food, and enhance the waterbird diversity.…”

Waterbird survey at Bheemgoda Barrage and Missarpur Ganga Ghat wetlands of Haridwar district in Uttarakhand, India

“…Several studies have been mentioned that wetland provides a unique habitat for many residential bird and migratory bird species (Zhijun, et al, 2010;Ghasemi, et al, 2012;Shao et al, 2014;Bhatt, 2015;Saini et al, 2017;Arya et al, 2019;Wanna et al, 2020. Some studies in India (Kaushik et al, 2013, Bhatt et al, 2015, Saini et al, 2017, Arya et al, 2019 have been reported wetland provides good shelter, food, and enhance the waterbird diversity.…”