Following on from the ABC article, you can view the journal article -
Conservation status of threatened and endemic birds of New Britain, Papua New
Guinea - at
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/conservation-status-of-threatened-and-endemic-birds-of-new-britain-papua-new-guinea/B41674840861DC81DE22F94841F135A6/core-reader
Abstract
New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea supports 14 endemic
bird species and together with New Ireland, forms an Endemic Bird Area that
supports 38 restricted range species. Extensive conversion of lowland forest to
oil palm plantations resulted in the loss of over 20% of forest under 100 m
altitude between 1989 and 2000. However the rate of loss has subsequently
slowed (2.2% loss across all altitudes between 2002 and 2014), and much forest
remains at higher altitudes: 72% of New Britain remained forested (including
secondary forest) in 2014. Despite the ongoing high threat and rich endemic
bird fauna, the state of knowledge of the conservation status of birds in New
Britain is very poor. We use an unprecedented dataset based on 415 hours of
bird surveys conducted in oil palm plantations, as well as primary and
secondary forests at all altitudes, to revise the IUCN status of New Britain’s
birds. These data indicate that six species of elevated conservation concern
are less dependent on old-growth forest than previously assessed. We recommend
reduced population size estimates for one species, New Britain Kingfisher
Todiramphus albonotatus. We recommend increased population size estimates for
seven species: Pied Cuckoo-dove Reinwardtoena browni, Yellowish Imperial Pigeon
Ducula subflavescens, Green-fronted Hanging Parrot Loriculus tener, Blue-eyed
Cockatoo Cacatua opthalmica, Violaceous Coucal Centropus violaceous, New
Britain Boobook Ninox odiosa and New Britain Thrush Zoothera talaseae. Despite
our comprehensive surveys, Slaty-backed Goshawk Accipiter luteoschistaceus, New
Britain Sparrowhawk Accipiter brachyurus, New Britain Bronzewing Henicophaps
foersteri and Golden Masked-owl Tyto aurantia remain very rarely recorded and
require further assessment. With ongoing habitat loss, particularly in lowland
areas, New Britain’s birds urgently require more attention.
On 29 Jul 2017, at 7:57 am, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-28/impacts-of-logging-and-palm-oil-on-png-rare-birds/8750680
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> Rare bird numbers persisting in Papua New Guinea despite logging, palm oil
> plantations
> ABC Radio Perth
> By Emma Wynne
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