Pheasants in Asia 1989

Authors

David A. Hill
Peter J. Garson
David Jenkins

Date of this Version

10-1990

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Citation

Pheasants in Asia 1989

Editors: D. A. Hill, Philip J. Garson, and D. Jenkins

World Pheasant Association, Reading, United Kingdom, October 1990

Comments

Copyright 1990, the authors of the respective papers. Used by permission

Abstract

Section 1: Studies of Pheasants in China

Distribution and Status

An overview of research on pheasants in China, 1978-88, Cheng Tso-Hsin

Pheasant conservation in Asia:Ssome introductory remarks, Keith Howman and Lew Young

The distribution of pheasants and partridges in China, Tang Chan-Zhu

The ecological and geographical distribution of pheasants in Wolong Nature Reserve, Deng Wei Jie

The gamebirds of Boaxing, Sichuan, China, He Fen-Qi and Cui Xie-Zhen

Galliformes of Yunnan Province in China, Yang Lan

Pheasant and partridge species of the Nu River Autonomous Region, Northwestern Yunnan, China, He Fen-Qi, Gao Ying-Xing and Zheng Yang-Zhi

Pheasants on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Li De Hao

Studies of geographical variation of Strauch's ring-necked pheasant, Liu Naifa

Current status of the Reeves or white-crowned long-tailed pheasant in China, Xu Weishu and Wu Zhikang

Ecology

Preliminary studies on the ecology and biology of the Himalayan snowcock in Mt. Tian, Xinjiang, China, Huang Ren-Xin, Ma Li, Shao Hong Guang and Tiang Tao

Ecological studies of the Himalayan snowcock, Liu Naifa, Chang Cheng and Wang Xiangting

The ecology of the Daurian partridge, Yang Xue-Ming

Numbers and population structure of Cabot's tragopan, Zhang Junping and Zheng Guang-mei

The use of radiotelemetry to study Cabot's tragopan in Wuyanling Nature Reserve, China, Zheng Guang-mei, Zhang Zheng-Wang, Lew Young, Qian Fa-Wen and Sun Yue-Hua

Nest site selection and nest mortality of Cabot's tragopan in Wuyanling Nature Reserve, China, Zhang Zheng-Wang and Zheng Guangmei

The breeding of Cabot's tragopan in captivity, Zhao Xin-Ru, Ding Chang-Qing, Zheng Guangmei and Li Fu-Lai

Winter ecology of crimson-bellied tragopans, Li Xiangtao and Lu Xiaoyi

The ecology of Elliot's pheasant in the wild, Ding Ping and Zhuge Yang

The ecology of the Joretian koklas pheasant, Han De-Min

The ecology of the silver pheasant in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve, Gao Yuren and Zhang Youchang

A preliminary study on the distributive quantity of feeding habits of the black-necked bar-tailed pheasant in Guangxi, Liu Xiaohua, Zhou Fang, Pan Guoping, Lai Yuemei, Zheng Yichnan, Liu Zimin and Ao Deliang

Habitat selection and feeding behaviour of the brown-eared pheasant, Ren Jianqiang and Hu Yue

Preliminary studies on breeding behaviour of the black-necked bar-tailed pheasant, Liu Xiaohua Zhou Fang, Pan Guoping, Lai Yuemei, Zheng Yichnan, Liu Zimin and Ao Deliang

The breeding ecology of ring-necked pheasants, Zhao Zhengjie

Ecological habits of the ring-necked pheasant, Yan An-huo

Observations of wild breeding ecology of Lady Amherst's pheasant, Han Linxian, Yang Lan and Zheng Baolai

Ecological studies of the white-browed hill partridge, Li Xiao-liu, Tan Hong-zhi, Cheng Cai-An and Zhang Ali-Li

Taxonomy

Pheasants reared in Chinese zoos since the 1950s, Li Fu-Lai

Chromosome polymorphism in the common quail, Zeng Yang-Zhi and He Fen-Qi

A study of chromosome complement in the Sclater's monal, Zheng Yang-Zhi and He Fen-Qi

The characteristics of karyotypes of Phasianini, Zou Zhao-Fen, Huang Shi-Qiang and Li Fu-Lai

Comparative studies of the skeletal systems of ring necked and ruffed pheasants, Wen Xianji and Yang Lan

Notes on the distribution and ecology of the three species of eared pheasant, Lu Tai-Chun, Liu Ru-sun, He Fen-Qi and Lu Chun-Lei

Feather eating by captive brown-eared pheasants. 94 Gai Qiang and Ji Wenxiao The taxonomy of ruffed pheasants, Liu Rusun and Lu Taichun

Behaviour

Comparative courtship behaviour of pheasants, Pang Bingzhang

Section 2: The Application of Field techniques

Planning Fieldwork

Strategy and planning in field research on pheasants, A. J. Gaston and David Jenkins

Status and Distribution surveys

Status survey techniques, Peter J. Garson

Pheasant surveys in Vietnam: A report on the 1988 expedition, J. Eames, C. R. Robson and J. A. Wolstencroft

The use of calls to determine status in the Malaysian peacock pheasant, P. McGowan

Using call count surveys to obtain comparative population figures for western tragopan in NWFP, Pakistan. G. Duke

Status of pheasants of Kashmir with special reference to endangered species, M. Y. Qadri, Rahul Kaul and M. Iqbal

Using calls, footprints and sightings to survey green peafowl in western Thailand, J. Stewart-Cox and R. Quinnell

The use of broadcast recorded calls for determining cheer pheasant distribution. L. Young, Rahul Kaul and V. Sharma

Status surveys of cheer and western tragopan in Shimla Hills of 139 Himachal Pradesh, India, V. Sharma, Peter J. Garson and S. Khera

Trapping, Marking and Radiotracking

Trapping, marking and radiotagging, P. A. Robertson and R. E. Kenward

Radio-tracking to reveal movement in the Malaysian peacock pheasant: Is it feasible? P. McGowan

Radiotracking in mountainous areas, L. Young

Trapping, marking and radiotracking white-crested kalij pheasant, V. Sharma, S. Khera and Peter J. Garson

Monitoring Breeding Success and Mortality

Monitoring reproduction and mortality in Galliformes, J. P. Carroll

A comparison of the behaviour and survival of released hand-reared and wild grey partridges in Britain, Simon D. Dowell

Breeding success of wild and hand-reared ring-necked pheasants, David A. Hill and P. A. Robertson

Measuring reproduction in ring-necked pheasants and grey partridges, John P. Carroll

Studying Behaviour

Studying pheasant behaviour for conservation, G. W. H. Davison

Functions of winter flocking in the cheer pheasant, Rahul Kaul

Using hand-reared birds in field studies, J. D. Bland and S. A. Temple

Field observations of behavioural ecology of white-crested kalij pheasant in Garhwal, Himalaya, A. Chandola-Saklani, U. Singh, P. Lakhera, D. Bhatt and K. Pant

The development of anti-predator responses in grey partridges and common pheasants, S. D. Dowell

Assessing Habitat Use

Assessing vegetation in pheasant habitats, David A. Hill and C. Evans

Habitat selection and predation-risk in Himalayan snowcock, J. D. Bland and S. A. Temple

Himalayan monal pheasant: current status and habitat utilization in Kedarnath Sanctuary, Garhwal Himalaya, India, M. Bisht, P. Lakhera and A. Chandola-Saklani

Analysis of microhabitat use in the Malaysian peacock pheasant, P. McGowan

The ecology and behaviour of Mikado and Swinhoe's pheasants, L. L. Severinghaus and S. R. Severinghaus

Monitoring Food Supply and Analysing Faeces

Monitoring invertebrate food supply, K. A. Raw

Invertebrate abundance, monsoon commencement and hatching-time of the cheer pheasant, Rahul Kaul

Identification of plants in the diet of adult cheer pheasant, Rahul Kaul

Collecting information on disease and.parasites from wild pheasants, N. Hillgarth

Re-introductions

The value to conservation of bird re-introduction, M. Ounsted

Reintroduction of cheer pheasant in Margalla Hills National Park : Release of cheer poults and their survival (1978-1989), M. Hussain

The effects of releasing hand-reared birds on the British pheasant population, P. A. Robertson

Summary of discussions on captive breeding for reintroduction, with special reference to the cheer pheasant in Pakistan, Peter J. Garson

Section 3: Aviculture, Education and Reserves

Aviculture and Education

Studbooks, their history, organisation and uses, P. J. S. Olney

Recent developments in incubation, A. F. Anderson-Brown

Breeding of the koklas pheasant in captivity, J. P. Holsheimer

Diseases of pheasants and other galliform birds in captivity, J. E. Cooper and N. Hillgarth

Chick-rearing methods for pheasant re-introductions, L. Young and M. Hussain

Gamebird diseases in Great Britain, J. V. Beer

The role of education in the conservation of pheasants, T. Gardiner

Legal and ethical considerations in respect of pheasants, M. E. Cooper

Genetic problems in captive populations, P. M. Bennett

Reserve Areas and Habitat Conservation

Habitat conservation: The key to threatened species management and the maintenance of biological diversity, M. R. W. Rands

Monitoring populations and reserve management: A review, Dvid A. Hill

The western tragopan of Palas Valley and the 'Pakistan's Himalayan Jungle' project, G. Duke

A Summing Up, G. M. Dunnet