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Winners of 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest Announced!
On the second peak of 2022 World Migratory Bird Day (8th October, 2022), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat and its Seabird Working Group announced the results of the 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest”, featuring the beauty of terns in East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Over 170 entries covering 19 out of 27 tern […]
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Roseate Tern
Roseate Tern ©Kenneth Lam Common name: Roseate Tern Scientific name: Sterna dougallii Local names:Розовая крачка (Russian), 粉红燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 粉紅燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 긴꼬리제비갈매기 (Korean), ベニアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut Dougalli (Indonesian), Camar Jambu (Malayu), Nhàn hồng (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบสีกุหลาบ (Thai) Conservation status: IUCN – Least Concern Roseate Tern is primarily distributed in tropical and subtropical seas. It is […]
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Tracking Nordmann’s Greenshanks from Schaste Bay, Russian Far East with Druid Nano GPS devices
Summary During the boreal summer of 2021, the project team tagged 10 Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) with 3.5 g Nano GPS tracking devices developed by Druid Technology Co., Ltd (Image 1) on their breeding grounds in western Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. The team was awarded these tracking devices from a competition at […]
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Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund October 2022
Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund October 2022 No.Principle InvestigatorOrganization (Name)CountryTitle / Activity TypeFund Amount (USD)ApplicationReport 1Maulana Habibie HIMPUS UNSYIAH IndonesiaWorld Migratory Bird Day 2022 in Indonesia with HIMPUS$1,000EAAFP WMBD Small Grant October 2022_Indonesia_HIMPUSReceived (October 2022) 2Thura Soe Min HtikeNature Conservation Sociey-Myanmar(NCS), Rakhine Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association(RBANCA) Myanmar World Migratory Bird Day in […]
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Bridled Tern
Common name: Bridled Tern Scientific name: Onychoprion anaethetus Local names: Бурокрылая крачка(Russian), 褐翅燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 褐翅燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 에위니아제비갈매기 (Korean), マミジロアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut kendal (Indonesian), Camar Batu (Malayu), Nhàn lưng nâu (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว(Thai) Conservation status: IUCN – Least Concern Bridled Tern is a widespread seabird found in warm oceans around the world. They are […]
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WMBD 2021 Reports
October 2021 Cambodia Event name: World Migratory Bird Day event in Toul Pantaley Boeung Sna Multiple Used Area, Cambodia Organizer: -General Directorate of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment of Cambodia -Toul Pantaley Boeung Sner Community -Department of Environment Prey Veng Province Participants: Total 56 peoples from various position. Summary: This was […]
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WMBD 2022 Reports
May 2022 Republic of Korea Event name: Ganghwa Big Bird Race (Ganghwa BBR) in Ganghwa, Ro Korea Organizer: Eco-Hub Mool Sae Al Participants: 120 birdwatchers from across the country Summary: From 30 April to 1 May 2022, birdwatchers from across the Republic of Korea gathered in Ganghwa Island, to participate in the 2022 <Ganghwa Big […]
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Chinese Crested Tern banded in Republic of Korea sighted in China
The connection between RoK-breeding Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern and Shandong Province in China was proven. On 6 August 2022, a Chinese Crested Tern with a white leg flag marked “PA” was seen at Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. When checked with Korean researchers it was confirmed the bird was banded on 3 […]
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Literature list (Jan-June 2022)
1) Biology & ecology Liu, D., Y. Zhou, Y. Fei, C. Xie, and S. Hou. 2021. Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Baer’s Pochard, Aythya baeri, and its phylogenetic relationship with other Anatidae species. Scientific Reports 11:24302. Aung, P. P., G. M. Buchanan, P. D. Round, C. Zöckler, C. Kelly, N. Tantipisanuh, and G. A. […]
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Little Tern
Little Tern ©Kenneth Lam Common name:Little Tern Scientific name: Sternula albifrons Local names: Малая крачка(Russian), Хурган хараалай(Mongolian), 白额燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 白額燕鷗/小燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 쇠제비갈매기 (Korean), コアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut kecil (Indonesian), Camar Kecil (Malayu), Nhàn nhỏ (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบเล็ก (Thai). Conservation status: IUCN – Least Concern The Little Tern is one of the smallest tern species in EAA […]
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