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Distribution and conservation status of Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Timothy G. O'Brien ,
Nurul Laksmi Winarni ,
Frida Mindasari Saanin ,
Margaret F. Kinnaird  and
Paul Jepson
Timothy G. O'Brien
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society — Indonesia Program, P.O. Box 311, Bogor 16003, Indonesia.
Frida Mindasari Saanin
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society — Indonesia Program, P.O. Box 311, Bogor 16003, Indonesia.
Margaret F. Kinnaird
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society — Indonesia Program, P.O. Box 311, Bogor 16003, Indonesia.
Paul Jepson
Affiliation:
BirdLife International — Indonesia Program, P.O. Box 310, Bogor 16003, Indonesia., Current address: School of Geography, Oxford University, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, U.K.
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We distributed questionnaires and conducted interviews between July and November 1996 to develop a better understanding of the status and distribution of Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. We found that many people were familiar with the species, that it is apparently widely distributed but rare in lowland forest, and that populations may be declining. We received reports of recent sightings of the pheasant at 23 locations in 9 survey areas. The primary threats to Bornean Peacock-pheasants are habitat loss within logging concessions and hunting. Recommendations for future conservation action include increasing the representation of lowland rainforest in Kalimantan's protected area system, specifically the proposed extension of Bukit Raya National Park, and control of hunting within logging concessions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 8 , Issue 4: Special Issue: International Galliformes Symposium , December 1998 , pp. 373 - 385
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1998

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