BirdingASIA 11
BirdingASIA 11
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CONTENTS
SPECIAL REPORT
Oriental Galliformes—emblems of Asia’s natural treasure PHILIP McGOWAN
PIONEER OF ASIAN ORNITHOLOGY
Gerd Heinrich N. J. COLLAR
25th ANNIVERSARY REPORT
Lost, found and saved—OBC conservation: the next 25 years NIGEL J. COLLAR & BRIAN R. SYKES
ASIAN ENIGMA
Is Vaurie’s Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus a valid species? PAUL J. LEADER
ID FORUM
Fire-tailed Sunbirds Aethopyga ignicauda in north-west Thailand and notes on their identification PHILIP D. ROUND & AKALAK KUNSORN
ID FORUM
Notes on the status and identification of the Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina YONG DING LI
BIRDING HOTSPOT
Flores and Komodo: two islands of Northern Nusa Tenggara ATTILA SIMAY, TAMAS ZALAI & ZOLTAN ECSEDI
OBCs 25th ANNIVERSARY PHOTOSPOT SPECIAL
BIRD TO WATCH
Observations of Milky Storks Mycteria cinerea in Percut, North Sumatra, Indonesia CHRIS R. SHEPHERD & GIYANTO
BIRD TO WATCH
A note on the breeding success of Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea in 2008, South Sumatra province, Indonesia and more on its diet MUHAMMAD IQBAL, FADLY TAKARI, HERI MULYONO & RASAM
BIRD TO WATCH
Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer reappears in Singapore after a 27-year break TAN GIM CHEONG
REDISCOVERY
Worcester’s Buttonquail Turnix worcesteri rediscovered at Dalton Pass DESMOND ALLEN
SPECIAL REPORT
An emerging Asian taste for owls? Enforcement agency seizes 1,236 owls and other wildlife in Malaysia CHRIS R. SHEPHERD & LORETTA ANN SHEPHERD
BIRDS AND PEOPLE
The Demoiselle Cranes Grus virgo of Kheechan, Rajasthan, India ANANDA BANERJEE BIRDS AND PEOPLE Nesting of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in northern Thailand RATTANAWAT CHAIYARAT, WITTAYA KAEWSRI, AREERAK DARAVIROJ & SUPHAT PRASOPSIN
PROJECT REPORT
The Javan Hawk Eagle Spizaetus bartelsi: observations on a breeding pair and concerns for its future ADAM A. SUPRIATNA
FIELD STUDY
Observations at a nest of Malayan Whistling Thrush Myophonus robinsoniin the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia ALLAN TEO & Y. C. WEE
NOTEBOOK
The Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis and its gular sac ADRIAN T. H. LIM, L. K. WANG & Y. C. WEE
NOTEBOOK
Observation of the mobbing of a Javan Hawk Eagle Spizaetus bartelsi by an Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus in Yogyakarta, Indonesia IMAM TAUFIQURRAHMAN
NOTEBOOK
First record of Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans in Malaysia LIM KIM CHYE & LIM SWEE YIAN
NOTEBOOK
The juvenile plumage and vocalisations of Giant Scops Owl Mimizuku gurneyi SIMON HARRAP
NOTEBOOK
Observations of a nesting Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus in Taman Negara, Peninsular Malaysia JOHN WRIGHT
NOTEBOOK
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani: first record for Vietnam and South-East Asia JOHN WRIGHT
NOTEBOOK
The “Fly the Vulture Home” project SIMON RODDIS
PHOTOSPOT SPECIAL
An Odyssey in search of little-known Indonesian birds
PHOTOSPOT
Caught on camera in the field
OBITUARY
Ravi Sankaran—a life of courage and conviction T. R. SHANKAR RAMAN & DIVYA MUDAPPA
Plus regular sections: Letter from the Chairman, OBC in action: Conservation Fund, Smythies Fund, From the Field, Reviews.
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