Nothing to laugh about – the ongoing illegal trade in laughingthrushes (Garrulax species) in the bird markets of Java, Indonesia
| Autor: | Chris R. Shepherd, James A. Eaton, Serene C. L. Chng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Sunda laughingthrush Ecology biology Garrulax Agroforestry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Chinese hwamei Geography Threatened species Sumatran laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons IUCN Red List Animal Science and Zoology Laughingthrush Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Bird Conservation International. 26:524-530 |
| ISSN: | 1474-0001 0959-2709 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0959270916000320 |
| Popis: | SummaryIn ad hoc survey inventories of eight major bird markets in Java in 2014 and 2015, 615 individuals from nine species of the Garrulax genus were found for sale. The most numerous species was Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus (215 individuals), followed by Chinese Hwamei G. canorus and Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush G. mitratus. Prices collected in Jakarta revealed that non-native species were the most expensive. Information from these and previous surveys indicate that prices for Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor appeared to have soared since 2007, suggesting increasing rarity of the species. We urge the Indonesian Government to take action against the illegal trade in laughingthrushes under existing laws, especially for the Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons which is listed on the national protected species list. We also recommend that the Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor be listed as a protected species under Indonesian law. As wild populations of Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush and Sumatran Laughingthrush are threatened by trade, we recommend an urgent review of the conservation status of both species on the IUCN Red List. |
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