Abstract
This study was conducted between March and July of 2010 in the area of Yubudo (Is.) in order to assess its avian fauna. A total of 39,121 counts of 37 species were observed over 5 sessions. Important dominant species included the dunlin (Calidris alpine) (48.0%), followed by the bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) (26.2%), far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (5.2%) and the great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) (5.1%). Among the dominant species, the dunlin and the bar-tailed godwit showed significant increase in count, while the great knot showed a decrease. The far eastern curlew, eastern oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and the Indian curlew (Numenius arquata) did not show any significant difference when compared to previous studies, in terms of both migratory bird count and migratory pattern. Such migratory pattern of dominant species seems to be the result of large scale environmental changes.
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