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Rediscovery of an enigmatic Chinese passerine, the Blackthroat Calliope obscura: plumage, vocalizations, distribution, habitat choice, nesting and conservation

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Rediscovery of an enigmatic Chinese passerine, the Blackthroat Calliope obscura: plumage, vocalizations, distribution, habitat choice, nesting and conservation

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Author	Song, Gang Alström, Per Zhang, Yongwen Gao, Xuebin Gong, Huisheng Holt, Paul I. Quan, Qing Yin, Zuohua Lei, Fumin
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The Blackthroat (or Blackthroated Blue Robin) Calliope obscura (previously Luscinia obscura) is one of the world’s rarest “robins”. It is extremely poorly known, with only a handful of records since it was firstly described in the 1890s. In 2011–2012, a series of field investigations were carried out in nature reserves in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China. During these surveys, a total of 14 males were found in 2011 and 24 males and 2 females in 2012 in the national nature reserves of Foping and Changqing. Based on these observations, we here describe the Blackthroat’s vocalizations and habitat choice and review its distribution and conservation status. We also provide some notes on the plumage, especially of the female, and the nesting behaviour of this species. The present report confirms that the Blackthroat breeds on the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains in large, dense expanses of dwarf bamboo with scattered coniferous and broadleaved trees above 2,100 m. Our observations suggest that it is more numerous than previously believed, although it appears to be highly localized. The locally dense populations found in 2011 and 2012 and the vast expanses of suitable habitat suggest that the breeding population might be healthy. Wiederentdeckung eines rätselhaften chinesischen Sperlingsvogels, der Schwarzkehlnachtigall Calliope obscura : Gefieder, Lautäußerungen, Verbreitung, Habitatwahl, Nisten und Schutz Die Schwarzkehlnachtigall Calliope obscura (ehemals Luscinia obscura) ist einer der weltweit seltensten Schnäpperverwandten. Über diese Art ist sehr wenig bekannt, und es gibt nur eine Handvoll Berichte seit der Erstbeschreibung in den 1890ern. In 2011–2012 wurde eine Reihe von Felduntersuchungen in Naturschutzgebieten im Qinling-Gebirge in der chinesischen Shaanxi-Provinz durchgeführt. Während dieser Untersuchungen wurden in den nationalen Naturschutzgebieten Foping und Changqing 2011 insgesamt 14 Männchen gefunden und 2012 24 Männchen und zwei Weibchen. Auf der Grundlage dieser Beobachtungen beschreiben wir hier Lautäußerungen und Habitatwahl der Schwarzkehlnachtigall, prüfen ihre Verbreitung und ihren Schutzstatus und machen einige Anmerkungen zum Gefieder, insbesondere bei den Weibchen, und zum Nistverhalten. Der vorliegende Bericht bestätigt, dass die Schwarzkehlnachtigall auf dem Südhang des Qinling-Gebirges in großen, dichten Zwergbambusflächen mit vereinzelten Nadel- und Laubbäumen oberhalb von 2,100 m brütet. Unsere Beobachtungen lassen darauf schließen, dass sie häufiger ist als bislang angenommen, obwohl ihr Auftreten anscheinend örtlich stark begrenzt ist. Die lokal dichten Populationen, die 2011 und 2012 gefunden wurden, und die großen Flächen geeigneten Habitats deuten darauf hin, dass die Brutpopulation gesund sein könnte.
Starting Page	347
Ending Page	356
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21937192
Journal	Journal für Ornithologie
Volume Number	155
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	21937206
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2013-10-23
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Blackthroat Breeding habitat Conservation Qinling Mountains Zoology Animal Ecology Evolutionary Biology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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