Bird checklist of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province, Vietnam

Vietnam is renowned for its exceptional biodiversity with birds representing the most diverse group of vertebrates in the country. Despite this richness, data on bird species composition, distribution, and populations in Vietnam remain limited, necessitating enhanced research efforts. This study addresses the research gap in Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT) Province, where existing studies have predominantly focused on the Binh Chau Phuoc Buu (BCPB) Nature Reserve and Con Dao National Park. Our research provides a comprehensive avian checklist and distribution data for BRVT resulting from surveys of six key ecosystems: urban areas, agricultural lands, coastal mangrove forests, tropical evergreen forests, inland freshwater bodies, and rivers and canals. Excluding BCPB and Con Dao, we conducted surveys from October ۲۰۲۲ to October ۲۰۲۳ at ۵۲ sites using the Point Transect method. This study recorded ۱۴۲ bird species, including ۶ newly documented species for the province, expanding the provincial checklist to ۳۷۵ species across ۷۸ families and ۲۱ orders. Among these, ۱۴۶ species are migratory and ۲۲۹ are resident. Additionally, ۴۰ species had updated taxonomic classifications and ۱۵ species were identified as endangered. Our findings emphasize the critical need for conservation efforts in tropical evergreen forests, inland freshwater bodies, rivers and canals, and coastal mangrove forests. Effective biodiversity management in BRVT will require increased collaboration with local communities to ensure successful conservation outcomes.

کلیدواژه ها:

Avian checklist ، conservation ، ecosystems ، habitats ، species diversity