An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Mount Mulu, an isolated 2,376 m peak in eastern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, has not been thoroughly surveyed for bird species since shortly after the creation of Mount Mulu National Park in 1974. The Park is of particular interest for its isolation, spectacular limestone structures, bat flights, and...

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Main Authors: Burner, R.C., Chua, V.L., Brady, M.L., Van, Els P., Steinhoff, P.O.M., Rahman, M.A., Sheldon, F.H.
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Published: Wilson Ornithological Society 2016
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author Burner, R.C.
Chua, V.L.
Brady, M.L.
Van, Els P.
Steinhoff, P.O.M.
Rahman, M.A.
Sheldon, F.H.
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Chua, V.L.
Brady, M.L.
Van, Els P.
Steinhoff, P.O.M.
Rahman, M.A.
Sheldon, F.H.
author_sort Burner, R.C.
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description Mount Mulu, an isolated 2,376 m peak in eastern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, has not been thoroughly surveyed for bird species since shortly after the creation of Mount Mulu National Park in 1974. The Park is of particular interest for its isolation, spectacular limestone structures, bat flights, and extensive primary forest that ranges from near sea level to the mountain's peak. We spent 2.5 months surveying, observing, and mist-netting birds in the Park and recorded 244 species across its elevational gradient from 50-1,850 m, including 32 species new to the 1979-82 Mt. Mulu checklists. Here, we report the elevational range of each species we observed, compare our list with these earlier Mt. Mulu checklists compiled 25 years ago, and comment on unique observations.
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spelling unimas-128062022-05-24T02:50:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12806/ An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo Burner, R.C. Chua, V.L. Brady, M.L. Van, Els P. Steinhoff, P.O.M. Rahman, M.A. Sheldon, F.H. GE Environmental Sciences Mount Mulu, an isolated 2,376 m peak in eastern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, has not been thoroughly surveyed for bird species since shortly after the creation of Mount Mulu National Park in 1974. The Park is of particular interest for its isolation, spectacular limestone structures, bat flights, and extensive primary forest that ranges from near sea level to the mountain's peak. We spent 2.5 months surveying, observing, and mist-netting birds in the Park and recorded 244 species across its elevational gradient from 50-1,850 m, including 32 species new to the 1979-82 Mt. Mulu checklists. Here, we report the elevational range of each species we observed, compare our list with these earlier Mt. Mulu checklists compiled 25 years ago, and comment on unique observations. Wilson Ornithological Society 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12806/1/AN%20ORNITHOLOGICAL%20SURVEY%20-%20Copy.pdf Burner, R.C. and Chua, V.L. and Brady, M.L. and Van, Els P. and Steinhoff, P.O.M. and Rahman, M.A. and Sheldon, F.H. (2016) An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 128 (2). pp. 242-254. ISSN 1559-4491 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84977637279&origin=inward&txGid=0 DOI: 10.1676/wils-128-02-242-254.1
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
Burner, R.C.
Chua, V.L.
Brady, M.L.
Van, Els P.
Steinhoff, P.O.M.
Rahman, M.A.
Sheldon, F.H.
An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_fullStr An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_short An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_sort ornithological survey of gunung mulu national park, sarawak, malaysian borneo
topic GE Environmental Sciences
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