Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: Bird Conservation International

Volume: 22 , Pages: 128-134.

DOI: 10.1017/S095927091100030X

Language: English

Full reference: Wang, W., Fox, A.D., Cong, P., Barter, M. & Cao, L. 2012. Changes in the distribution and abundance of wintering Lesser White-fronted Geese Anser erythropus in eastern China. Bird Conservation International 22: 128-134. https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095927091100030X

Abstract:

The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus is globally threatened with an estimated world population of 25,000 28,000, of which c 20,000 winter at East Dongting Lake, China. We present here the first collation of published and unpublished data on the distribution and abundance of the species in eastern China in recent decades. Lesser White-fronted Goose numbers have declined greatly in Anhui, Jiangxi and Jiangsu Provinces between the late-1980s/early-1990s and recent years: the species’ range has now mainly contracted to East Dongting Lake in Hunan. The relatively stable numbers at East Dongting Lake suggest that the population is not currently threatened, but the extreme concentration at one lake makes the species vulnerable. Lesser White-fronted Geese rely on very specific meadow vegetation exposed after water recession, so changes in water levels or recession timing, due to hydrological changes following the commissioning of the Three Gorges Dam, may affect biomass, palatability and plant species composition of the meadows. Thus, it is critically important to understand the wintering ecology and habitat needs of this threatened species at East Dongting Lake. It is also essential to conduct further synchronous Yangtze River floodplain surveys to assess the current status, distribution and habitat use of Lesser White-fronted Geese throughout the region.

Literature type: Report

Language: English

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Full reference: Kostiushyn, V., Andryuschenko, Yu., Goradze, I., Abuladze, A., Mamuchadze, J. & Erciyas, K. 2011. Wintering Waterbird Census in the Azov– Black Sea Coastal Wetlands of Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey. , Wetlands International Black Sea programme. 130 pp.

Keywords: Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey

Literature type: Report

Language: English

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Full reference: Eskelin, T. & Timonen, S. 2010. Survey of possible Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) wintering sites in the Syrian Arab Republic, 14-24 February 2010. , AEWA Lesser White fronted Goose International Working Group Report Series No.1 Bonn Germany.

Keywords: monitoring

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Karmiris, I., Kazantzidis, S. & Panagiotopoulou, M. 2009. A note on the diet of the Lesser White fronted Goose wintering in the Evros Delta, Greece. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Conservation of Lesser White-fronted Goose on the European migration route. Final report of the EU LIFE-Nature project 2005–2009. WWF Finland Report 27 & NOF Rapportserie Report No 1-2009: pp. 68-70.

Keywords: monitoring, EU-Life, annual report, Fennoscandian, food, habitat

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: Wildfowl

Volume: 58 , Pages: 3-19.

Language: English

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Full reference: Fox, A.D., Lei, C., BArter, M., Rees, E.C., Hearn, R.D., Hao, C.P., Xin, W., Yong, Z., Tao, D.S. & Fang, S.X. 2008. The functional use of East Dongting Lake, China, by wintering geese. Wildfowl 58: 3-19.

Keywords: habitat, occurence

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of northern Eurasia (Casarca)

Volume: 11 , Pages: 161-180.

Language: Russian (In English with Russian summary)

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Full reference: Cao, L., Wang, W. & Barter, M. 2008. Wintering anatidae in China: a preliminary analysis. Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of northern Eurasia (Casarca): 11, 161-180.

Keywords: China, winter survey

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca)

Volume: 10 , Pages: 156-162.

Language: Russian (In Russian with English summary).

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Full reference: Morozov, V.V. & Aarvak, T. 2004. [Wintering of lesser white-fronted geese breeding in the Polar Urals. ], Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca): 10, 156-162.

Keywords: migration, staging, wintering, Iraq, Dagestan, Kazakhstan

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Aarvak, T., Grinchenko, A., Nordenswan, G., Popenko, V. & Pynnönen, J. 2004. Survey of wintering Lesser White-fronted Geese in Crimea, Ukraine in 2002. , In: Aarvak, T. & Timonen, S. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Report 2001-2003. WWF Finland Report No 20 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF Rapportserie Report No 1-2004: pp. 47-49.

Keywords: Annual report, monitoring

Literature type: Book

Language: Dutch (In Dutch & English)

Full reference: van den Berg, A.B. & Bosman, C.A.W. 1999. Zeldsame vogels van Nederland met vermelding van alle soorten. Avifauna van Nederland 1. [Rare birds of the Netherlands with complete list of all species. Avifauna van Nederland 1.] , Pica Press, Hong Kong. 397pp.

Keywords: winter, wintering, Netherlands, occurrence, scarse, wisitor, trapped, collected, reintroduction

Literature type: General

Journal: WWF Arctic Bulletin

Volume: 4/1998 , Pages: 15.

Language: English

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Full reference: Tolvanen, P. & Øien, I.J. 1998. Satellites track the Lesser White-fronted Goose. Revealing the secret wintering grounds. WWF Arctic Bulletin: 4/1998, 15.

Keywords: migration, satellite tracking