An annotated bird checklist for Gam island, Raja Ampat, including field notes on species monitoring and conservation

Authors

  • Julian Schrader Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty for Forestry and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Göttingen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-211X (unauthenticated)
  • Michael Mühlenberg Conservation Biology, Workgroup on Endangered Species, University of Goettingen, Germany.
  • Christina Stinn Conservation Biology, Workgroup on Endangered Species, University of Goettingen, Germany.
  • Fabian Mühlberger Conservation Biology, Workgroup on Endangered Species, University of Goettingen, Germany.
  • Christoph Weinrich Conservation Biology, Workgroup on Endangered Species, University of Goettingen, Germany.
  • Tim Hofmann Cheetah Conservation Fund, PO Box 1755 Otjiwarongo
  • John D Kalor Department of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Papua
  • Soetjipto Moeljono Faculty of Forestry, University of Papua, 98314 Manokwari, Papua Barat
  • Christoph Parsch Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty for Forestry and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Göttingen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-3901 (unauthenticated)
  • Cornelia Sattler Department of Community Ecology, UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06120 Halle http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5779-2641 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v4i2.8664

Keywords:

Birds, Checklist, Conservation, Gam Island, New Guinea, Raja Ampat, Papua Barat

Abstract

Species checklists are a fundamental component of biodiversity research. They foster understanding of species distributions and habitat preferences, thus reducing gaps of knowledge in geographical occurrences of species. Especially in light of the limited availability of data on species distributions for Tanah Papua, an increasing scientific focus on the region is crucial to foster and refine the knowledge of species occurrences and to inform potential conservation planning. Despite a strong focus on conservation of Raja Ampat´s marine areas, surprisingly few studies have focused on the terrestrial biodiversity of the archipelago. As a consequence, detailed species checklists are largely missing. Here, we provide a preliminary bird species checklist for the island of Gam and its surrounding islands, located in the central Raja Ampat archipelago. During nine sampling periods between 2013 and 2019, we recorded 132 bird species in six distinct habitat types. Of the detected species, six are considered threatened by IUCN Red List criteria. We further recorded three new species for Gam Island, thereby expanding their known extent of occurrence.

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An annotated bird checklist for Gam island, Raja Ampat, including field notes on species monitoring and conservation. (2020). Forest and Society, 4(2), 310-329. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v4i2.8664

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