The International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2010
The International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2010
The International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2010
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong> <strong>Census</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Ltd.<br />
(Approved Charitable Institute of a Public Character)<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
English Report<br />
Abstract...................................................................................................................... 10<br />
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 10<br />
Method....................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Results and discussion<br />
Overview............................................................................................................. 11<br />
Taiwan ................................................................................................................. 12<br />
Pearl River Estuary ............................................................................................ 12<br />
China Mainland and Hainan Island................................................................ 13<br />
Red River Delta, Vietnam ................................................................................. 13<br />
Japan .................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Republic of Korea............................................................................................... 13<br />
Thailand............................................................................................................... 14<br />
Philippines .......................................................................................................... 14<br />
Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 14<br />
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................. 22<br />
References.................................................................................................................. 22<br />
Map<br />
Map 1. Locations of wintering <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong>s in winter 2009-10.................... 25<br />
Tables<br />
Table 1<br />
Table 2<br />
Table 3<br />
Table 4<br />
Numbers of <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong>s in different locations of East Asia,<br />
winters of 2009-10............................................................................................... 27<br />
Numbers of <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong>s in Taiwan during the international<br />
censuses................................................................................................................ 30<br />
Numbers of <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong>s in the Pearl River Estuary during<br />
the international censuses ................................................................................. 33<br />
Numbers of <strong>Black</strong>-<strong>faced</strong> <strong>Spoonbill</strong>s in China Mainland and Hainan<br />
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