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Some RECORD OF RAPTOR IN PU HUONG NATURE RESERVE,
NGHE AN PROVINCE

Hoang Ngoc Thao
(a)
, Nguyen Cu
(b)Abstract. Pu Huong Nature Reserve (NR) is located in the western of Nghe An
Province. At present, the avifauna of the Pu Huong NR is still little known, especially
for raptor species. Observation of raptors in the Reserve was conducted within 2004 -
2007. A total of 21 species (included nocturnal and diurnal raptors) have been
recorded. The paper also provided distribution in different habitats types, conservation
status, as well as all threats to the raptors in Pu Huong NR.

I. INTRODUCTION
Surveys on raptors in Vietnam were realized by authors: Nguyen Cu (1998) on
distribution and status of raptors in Vietnam [7]; Nguyen Cu (2000) on conservation
status of raptors in Annamese Lowlands [9]; Le Manh Hung (2002) survey on
raptors in Vietnam [3]; Le Manh Hung and Nguyen Cu (2005) survey on raptor
migration in Tam Dao, Xuan Thuy, Cuc Phuong in north Vietnam [4]…

sector: (15) Ta village, (16) Ta slope, (17) Huoi Lac stream, (18) Ton stream; Two in
Tuong Duong forest sector: (19) Na Kho village and (20) Kho stream.
NhËn bµi ngµy 11/2/2009. Söa ch÷a xong 27/5/2009.

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Following map shows Pu Huong NR in Nghe An Province: 2.2. Methods
Raptors were observed by as common methods used such as binoculars and
together calling heard at night for the most of owl species. Using drawings, photos
in the field guide books on observing natural birds: Boonsong Lekagul, Philip D.
Round, 1991 [1]; Nguyen Cu, Le Trong Trai, Karen Phillipps, 2000 [8]; Field

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No

Species Localition (a)
Number
of record

Remark

2 Black-shoudered Kite
Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789)
(*)Doc.
3 Black Kite
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783)
8,12

2
S
4 Crested Serpent Eagle


Doc.
9 Indian Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck,
1822)
8,12,13,19

4
S
10

Rufous-bellied Eagle
Hieraaetus kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-
Hilaire, 1835)
(*)Doc.
11

Mountain Hawk Eagle
Spizaetus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
9,12,13

4
S

Falconidae Owls - Strigidae
15

Mountain Scops Owl
Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846)
2,7,8,11,12,13

6
C
16

Collared Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769
9,13,17

4
C
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Brown Hawk Owl
Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
8,9

4
C, Doc.

20

Brown Fish Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis (Gmelin, 1788)
(*)Doc.
21

Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica Temminck, 1831
(*)Doc.
Remark: (a) The numbers 1, 2, … 20, see Survey areas; (*) Species were recorded by
documents [5, 6].
The total of 21 species (included nocturnal and diurnal raptors) belonging to 3
families has been recorded in Pu Huong NR. Among them, Accipitridae have
species’s number is highest (11 species, 52,38% total species were recorded);
Falconidae have 3 species (14,29% of total recorded species), and Strigidae have 7
species (33,33% of total recorded species).

strongly depending on different biological features of each species.
The most raptors can be observed in different habitats types of the reserve,
such as Crested Serpent Eagle, Grey-faced Buzzard Eagle, Asian Crested Goshawk,
Japanese Sparrowhawk, Indian Black Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle and Black Kite.
However, many Owls have been found mostly in the secondary forests and
along the bank of streams of the reserve. Such as Cuckoo Owlet, Collared Owlet,
Collared Scops Owl, Mountain Scops Owl usually found in secondary forests, side
forest habitat, secondary bushy barren or residential area.
3.3. Conservation status
A total 21 species of raptor have the importance value for gene source
conservation: they were listed in App. II of CITES 2003 [2]. Among them, there are 2
species were listed in Decision Number 32/2006 of the Government of Vietnam in
group IIB are Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela and Brown Fish Owl Ketupa
zeylonensis.
3.4. The threats are impacting to the raptors in the reserve
Logging of timber and non-timber products is happening in some of forest
sectors of the reserve.
Illegal exploitation and hunting natural resources, especially wild animals for
commercial purposes, foods and trading are still common.
Law enforcement is limitted in the region as well as inside the reserve.
Forest fire for expanding agriculture land is happening in some the parts of
the reserve.
The knowledge on the conservation of local people, especially ethnic groups are
low, and their life continuing to depending on the forest resources. REFERENCES

[1] Boonsong Lekagul, Philip D. Round, A field guide to the birds of Thailand, Saha
Karn Bhaet Co. Ltd., Thailand, 1991.

[9] Nguyen Cu, Conservation status of raptors in Annamese Lowlands, Proceedings
of The 2
nd
Symposium on Raptors of Asia, Bandung, Indonesia, July 25 - 27,
2000.
[10] Robson, C. R., A field guide to the Birds of South-East Asia, Bangkok: Asia
Books, 2000.

Tóm tắt

Những ghi nhận về chim ăn thịt ở khu Bảo tồn
Thiên nhiên Pù Huống, tỉnh Nghệ An

Khu Bảo tồn Thiên nhiên Pù Huống nằm ở phía Tây tỉnh Nghệ An. Những
nghiên cứu về khu hệ chim ở khu BTTN Pù Huống còn ít đợc biết đến, đặc biệt là
các loài chim ăn thịt. Những dẫn liệu về nhóm chim ăn thịt đợc thực hiện dựa trên
kết quả các đợt khảo sát nghiên cứu chim ở khu bảo tồn từ năm 2004 - 2007. Có tổng
số 21 loài (bao gồm nhóm chim ăn thịt đêm và chim ăn thịt ngày) đã đợc ghi nhận.
Bài viết cũng chỉ ra phân bố của các loài chim ăn thịt ở các dạng sinh cảnh khác
nhau, tình trạng bảo tồn, cũng nh các mối đe doạ đến các loài chim ăn thịt ở khu
BTTN Pù Huống.

(a) Faculty of Biology,

Vinh University
(b) Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.