An overview of the status of shorebirds and internationally important sites in Pakistan. | [Pakistan Journal of Zoology • 2009]

Author(s):

1. Ali Ghalib Syed: Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Darakhshan Abbas: Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Fozia Tabassum: Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

4. Abeda Begum: Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

5. Tanver Jabeen: Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

6. Muhammad Rais: Department of Wildlife Management, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract:

Lack of scientific research regarding the shorebirds is a major constraint in the international cooperation for the conservation of shorebirds in Pakistan. Detailed surveys were carried out for the past twenty five years. Shorebirds were searched for presence/ absence at a site, enlisted, their distribution and preferred habitats were noted and status was determined. A total of 57 species of shorebirds have been recorded from Pakistan, belonging to one order and 10 families. Among them 12 are resident, 2 breeding visitors, 12 winter visitor/ passage migrants, 04 vagrants, and 26 are winter visitors. Besides 13 already identified key wetlands that are important for shorebirds, three more were identified, as shorebirds were found to concentrate at those sites. Major threats to shorebirds are habitat degradation, land reclamation, hunting and drought. Development of shorebird network, appropriate management of network sites, monitoring of shorebird population and initiation of projects on shorebird migration are suggested for the better understanding of shorebirds and international cooperation for their conservation.

Page(s): 165-172

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Year: 2009

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