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Rediscovery of the Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti in central Vietnam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Jonathan C. Eames ,
Frank R. Lambert  and
Nguyen Cu
Jonathan C. Eames
Affiliation:
BirdLife International Vietnam Programme, 12 Cao Ba Quat, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Frank R. Lambert
Affiliation:
Species Survival Commission, IUCN, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, U.K.
Nguyen Cu
Affiliation:
BirdLife International Vietnam Programme, 12 Cao Ba Quat, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
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The Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti, previously known from five specimens collected in Laos in 1920, was rediscovered in central Vietnam in July 1994. Fieldwork in Phong Nha Cultural and Historical Reserve located a population inhabiting lowland evergreen forest on limestone. The species was recorded on a number of occasions over several days and one female specimen was collected. The species appears to have highly specific ecological requirements and current human disturbance may have implications for its conservation at this site. A revision of its taxonomic position suggests its retention within the genus Stachyris.

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Research Article
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Bird Conservation International , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 129 - 135
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Copyright © Birdlife International 1995

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