Population study of Javan green peafowl (Pavo muticus muticus Linnaeus 1758) with three different methods in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia
1997
Hernowo, J.B. (Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia). Fakultas Kehutanan)
The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) has been nominated as a globally threatened bird species (ICBP). It is protected bird in Indonesia and a rare species as mentioned in the red data book (IUCN). The present distribution of the bird in Java is irregular and locally. A few information about the bird population and the data in many cases are not available. Research was conducted in Baluran National Park, East Java. It was aimed at obtaining the case of censusing method, population size, structure and sex ratio of Java green peafowl. Three different methods were used: call count transect method, concentration count and capture mark recapture. Call count method with transect lines is appropriate on censusing of the bird. Green peafowl population from sample area indicating in relatively better related to the number (118 birds in 1200 ha). However, population structure was dominated by adult bird 70 percent-80 percent. The bird sex ratio was 1 male : 4 females, indicated that bird lived in polygamous system
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