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Conservation status of birds on Mindoro, Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Guy C. L. Dutson ,
Tom D. Evans ,
Thomas M. Brooks ,
Desiderio C. Asane ,
Robert J. Timmins  and
Angela Toledo
Guy C. L. Dutson
Affiliation:
Selwyn College, Cambridge CB3 9DQ, U.K.
Tom D. Evans
Affiliation:
11a Yeoman Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent ME14 4BX, U.K.
Thomas M. Brooks
Affiliation:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge CB2 jAP, U.K.
Desiderio C. Asane
Affiliation:
Asian Wetland Bureau, Unit z, A. Sing Building, Duterte Street, Banawa, Cebu 6000, Philippines.
Robert J. Timmins
Affiliation:
25 Cradley Road, Cradley Heath, Warley, West Midlands B64 6AG
Angela Toledo
Affiliation:
148-E Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu 6000, Philippines.
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Four weeks of fieldwork in the forests of Mindoro, Philippines, in 1991 has elucidated the status of the six bird species endemic to the island. Of these, Ducula mindorensis and Otus mindorensis are high-altitude species with restricted ranges and in need of active conservation in the medium term. Three of the four lowland species, Gallicolumba platenae, Centropus steerü and Penelopides mindorensis are under immediate threat of extinction through forest clearance and fragmentation, while the fourth, Dicaeum retrocinctum, s i not under immediate threat but is certainly at risk of extinction in the long term. Whilst deforestation is an enormous problem across the entire Philippines, Mindoro is the smallest centre of endemism with the least forest cover after the Sulu Islands. Extinctions are believed inevitable within the next 10 years unless concerted action is urgently taken. The Halcon range must receive attention in order to conserve the montane species, but more urgent by far is the preservation of lowland forest remnants, concentrating on central-west Mindoro.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 1992 , pp. 303 - 325
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1992

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