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090 _aLG993.5 2005
_bB4 A27
100 1 _aAbraham, Katrina O.
_eauthor
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245 0 0 _aIdentification and activity patterns of birds in Sanipaan Shoal, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao Gulf /
_cKatrina O. Abraham
260 _c2005
300 _a70 leaves
502 _aThesis (BS Biology) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2005
520 3 _aThe birds and their activity patterns in the Sanipan Shoal were studied through field observation from October 2003 to November 2004. Using a field guide by Kennedy et.al. (2000), the 14 species found could be classified into four, namely: (a) migrant/accidental migrant (50%): Ruddy turnstone, Kentish plover, Malaysian plover, Barn swallow, whimbrel, grey plover, common tern; (b) residents (29%): Eastern reef egret, Pacific swallow, Eurasian tree sparrow, great-crested tern; (c) resident/migrants (14%): little heron, little tern; and (d) rare migrants (7%): Aleutian tern. Interviews of the locals revealed that a mangrove forest existed on the shoal until the 70?s. during that time, marine birds together with mountain species like the Philippine cockatoo abounded. At present, only marine species, which use the shoal for shelter and feeding, could be seen. The terns, whimbrels, and little herons were the most abundant. Their presence establishes the shoal as part of the East-Asian Australian Flyway. From being migrants, whimbrels and little herons could have become residents in the area. The bird?s activities were found to be comprised of feeding (89%), resting (6%) and grooming (5%). Among the recommendations is to conduct gut analyses to answer the question of whether or not birds compete with gleaners for food.
658 _aUndergraduate Thesis
_cBIO200,
_2BSB
905 _aFi
905 _aUP
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_cTHESIS
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