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Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis



References

Baral, H.S.; Ram, A. K.; Chaudhary, B.; Chaudhary, D.; Timsina, A.; Acharya, S.; Bidari, K.; Acharya, S.; Acharya, B.; Thulung, P.; Karki, A.; Acharya, K.P. 2013. Survey of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Gruiformes: Otididae) in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and adjoining areas, Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(7): 4076-4083.

Baral, H.S.; Ram, A.K.; Chaudhary, B.; Basnet, S.; Chaudhary, H.; Giri, T.R. and Chaudhary, D. 2012. Conservation status of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Gruiformes: Otididae) in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and adjoining areas, eastern Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(3): 2464-2469.

Barber, I. 2013. Bengal florican – tag-teamed and a first for the Indian Subcontinent! Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Available at: http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/ourwork/b/biodiversity/archive/2013/05/01/bengal-florican-tag-teamed-and-a-first-for-the-indian-subcontinent.aspx. (Accessed: 10/08/2015).

Barber, I. 2014. Conserving the critically endangered Bengal Florican - a Terai flagship species. Darwin Initiative: Half Year Report (1st April 2014 to 30th September 2014). Available at: http://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/documents/19011/23267/19-011%20HR2%20-%20Edited.pdf. (Accessed: 10/08/2014).

BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

BirdLife International. 2009. Species Guardian Action Update: February 2009 - Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis. Available at: http://www.birdlife.org/extinction/pdfs/Bengal_Florican_Guardian_updates_Feb09.pdf.

Brahma, N.; Lahkar, B.P. 2009. Preliminary survey of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in four protected areas of North Bank Landscape, Assam. Rhino Foundation Newsletter and Journal 8: 45-47.

Eames, J.C. 2007. Conserving Bengal Floricans and improving rural livelihoods at the Tonle Sap, the world's largest floodplain lake, Cambodia. The Babbler: BirdLife in Indochina: 25-27.

Evans, T.; van Zalinge, R.; Chamnan, H.; Borie, R.; Kimhout, S.; Packman, C. 2009. Bengal Floricans in the Tonle Sap floodplain: 2007/8 monitoring report.

Gray, T.N.E.; Chamnan, H.; Borey, R.; Collar, N.J.; Dolman, P.M. 2007. Habitat preferences of a globally threatened bustard provide support for community-based conservation in Cambodia. Biological Conservation 138: 341-350.

Gray, T.N.E.; Chamnan, H.; Collar, N.J.; Dolman, P.M. 2009. Sex-specific habitat use by a lekking bustard: conservation implications for the critically endangered Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) in an intensifying agroecosystem. The Auk 126(1): 112-122.

Gray, T.N.E.; Collar, N.J.; Davidson, P.J.A.; Dolman, P.M.; Evans, T.D.; Fox, H.H.; Chanman, H.; Borey, R.; Hout, S.K.; Van Zalinge, R.N. 2009. Distribution, status and conservation of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in Cambodia. Bird Conservation International 19(1): 1-14.

Handschuh, M. 2013. Die Barttrappe in Kambodscha: ein düsteres Kapitel für den Naturschutz oder Fall von Rettung in letzter Minute? ZGAP Mitteilungen 29(1): 12-15.

Ibbett, H.; Lay, C.; Phlai, P.; Song, D.; Hong, C.; Mahood, S.P.; Milner-Gulland, E. J. 2017. Conserving a globally threatened species in a semi-natural, agrarian landscape. Oryx First View: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316001708.

Jha, R.R.S.; Thakuri, J.J.; Rahmani, A.R.; Dhakal, M.; Khongsai, N.; Pradhan, N.M.B.; Shinde, N.; Chauhan, B.K.; Talegaonkar, R.K.; Barber, I.P.; Buchanan, G.M.; Galligan, T.H.; Donald, P.F. 2018. Distribution, movements, and survival of the critically endangered Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in India and Nepal. Journal of Ornithology Online access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1552-1.

Mahood, S.; Virak, S.; Chamnan, H.; Evans, T. 2012. The status of Bengal Florican in the Bengal Florican Conservation Areas, 2010/11 monitoring report. Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Program, Phnom Penh.

Mahood, S.P.; Silva, J.P.; Dolman, P.M.; Burnside, R.J. 2018. Proposed power transmission lines in Cambodia constitute a significant new threat to the largest population of the Critically Endangered Bengal florican Houbaropsis bengalensis. Oryx 52(1): 147-155.

Packman, C.E.; Gray, T.N.R.; Collar, N.J.; Evans, T.D.; Van Zalinge, R.N.; Virak, S.; Lovett, A.A.; Dolman, P.M. 2013. Rapid loss of Cambodia's grasslands. Conservation Biology 27(2): 245-247.

Packman, C.E.; Showler, D.A.; Collar, N.J.; Virak, S.; Mahood, S.P.; Handschuh, M.; Evans, T.D.; Chamnan, H.; Dolman, P.M. 2014. Rapid decline of the largest remaining population of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis and recommendations for its conservation. Bird Conservation International 24(4): 429-437.

Poudyal, L.P. 2007. Status and distribution of Bengal florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in Nepal.

Rahmani, A. 2016. Conservation of Threatened Grassland Birds of the Brahmaputra Floodplains. Bombay Natural History Society.

van Zalinge, R.; Evans, T.; Chamnan, H.; Borei, R.; Packman, C. 2009. Bengal Floricans in the integrated farming and biodiversity areas. The Babbler: BirdLife in Indochina: 27-28.

van Zalinge, R.; Virak, S; Evans, T.; Chamnan, H. 2010. The status of Bengal Floricans in the Bengal Florican conservation areas: 2009/10 monitoring report.

Further resources

IUCN SSC Bustard Specialist Group

Detailed species accounts from the Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book (BirdLife International 2001).

Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Macaulay Library


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bengal-florican-houbaropsis-bengalensis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.