Contents
Foreword I iii
Foreword II ix
Series’ Foreword xix
Preface xxix
General Introduction
1 Diversity of Birds 3
2 The Diversity and Geographical Distribution of Birds in China 5
3 Taxonomy of Birds in China 11
4 Species assessed in the China’s Red List of Birds 13
5 Assessment on Birds Conservation Status in China 13
6 The Assessment Process of China’s Red List of Birds 13
7 The Assessment Criteria of China’s Red List of Birds 15
8 Setting up the Database 21
9 A Preliminary Assessment 21
10 Written Evaluation and Meeting Review 21
11 Checks and Revision 23
12 Evaluation Results 23
13 Comparison with IUCN Red List 33
14 Analysis of Extinct Species 35
15 Major Threats to Bird in China 35
16 Conservation Effectiveness 39
17 Concluding Remarks 45
Species Monograph
RE
Falcipennis falcipennis 48
Grus antigone 50
Ciconia ciconia 52
CR
Polyplectron katsumatae 54
Pavo muticus 56
Aythya baeri 58
Clangula hyemalis 60
Oxyura leucocephala 62
Aerodramus fuciphagus 64
Grus leucogeranus 66
Calidris pygmeus 68
Thalasseus bernsteini 70
Threskiornis melanocephalus 72
Sarcogyps calvus 74
Bubo blakistoni 76
Anthracoceros albirostris 78
Buceros bicornis 80
Aceros nipalensis 82
Garrulax courtoisi 84
Liocichla bugunorum 86
Emberiza aureola 88
EN
Arborophila rufipectus 90
Arborophila ardens 92
Tetrao urogallus 94
Tetrao urogalloides 96
Tragopan caboti 98
Lophophorus sclateri 100
Lophophorus lhuysii 102
Syrmaticus reevesii 104
Polyplectron bicalcaratum 106
Nettapus coromandelianus 108
Mergus squamatus 110
Columba punicea 112
Ducula aenea 114
Otis tarda 116
Chlamydotis macqueenii 118
Grus vipio 120
Grus japonensis 122
Grus monacha 124
Tringa guttifer 126
Ichthyaetus relictus 128
Ciconia boyciana 130
Nipponia nippon 132
Platalea minor 134
Gorsachius magnificus 136
Pelecanus onocrotalus 138
Pelecanus philippensis 140
Pelecanus crispus 142
Clanga clanga 144
Aquila heliaca 146
Haliaeetus leucoryphus 148
Haliaeetus pelagicus 150
Ketupa zeylonensis 152
Ketupa flavipes 154
Rhyticeros undulatus 156
Chrysophlegma flavinucha 158
Falco cherrug 160
Pitta soror 162
Oriolus mellianus 164
Acrocephalus sorghophilus 166
Sinosuthora przewalskii 168
Stachyris nonggangensis 170
Sitta magna 172
Sitta formosa 174
Calliope obscura 176
Larvivora ruficeps 178
Phoenicurus alaschanicus 180
Saxicola insignis 182
Emberiza jankowskii 184
VU
Arborophila gingica 186
Arborophila mandellii 188
Lagopus lagopus 190
Tetraophasis obscurus 192
Tetraophasis szechenyii 194
Tetraogallus altaicus 196
Tragopan satyra 198
Crossoptilon mantchuricum 200
Syrmaticus ellioti 204
Syrmaticus humiae 206
Dendrocygna javanica 208
Anser cygnoid 210
Anser erythropus 212
Treron formosae 214
Coturnicops exquisitus 216
Rallina eurizonoides 218
Crex crex 220
Zapornia paykullii 222
Porphyrio porphyrio 224
Grus nigricollis 226
Gallinago nemoricola 228
Numenius madagascariensis 230
Calidris tenuirostris 232
Calidris canutus 234
Saundersilarus saundersi 236
Phoebastria albatrus 238
Ciconia nigra 240
Egretta eulophotes 242
Ictinaetus malalensis 244
Hieraaetus pennatus 246
Aquila nipalensis 248
Aquila chrysaetos 250
Aquila fasciata 252
Haliastur indus 254
Haliaeetus leucogaster 256
Haliaeetus albicilla 258
Buteo hemilasius 260
Strix davidi 262
Aegolius funereus 264
Anorrhinus austeni 266
Nyctyornis athertoni 268
Alcedo hercules 270
Microhierax melanoleucos 272
Falco naumanni 274
Psittacula derbiana 278
Psittacula alexandri 280
Pitta phayrei 282
Pitta nipalensis 284
Pitta oatesi 286
Pitta sordida 288
Pitta nympha 290
Dicrurus paradiseus 292
Perisoreus internigrans 294
Podoces hendersoni 296
Podoces biddulphi 298
Mirafra javanica 300
Melanocorypha mongolica 302
Acrocephalus tangorum 304
Locustella pleskei 306
Pycnonotus taivanus 308
Phylloscopus hainanus 310
Sinosuthora zappeyi 312
Schoeniparus variegaticeps 314
Garrulax sukatschewi 316
Garrulax bieti 318
Liocichla omeiensis 320
Certhia tianquanensis 322
Sitta yunnanensis 324
Sitta solangiae 326
Gracula religiosa 328
Turdus feae 330
Calliope pectardens 332
Cyornis brunneatus 334
Prunella koslowi 336
Lonchura oryzivora 338
Carpodacus roborowskii 340
Emberiza koslowi 342
Emberiza sulphurata 344
References 346
Appendix Assessment List of Endangered Levels of Chinese Birds 372
Index of Chinese Names of Species 427
Index of Scientific Names of Species 443