caa a22 4500 388051590 CHVBK 20180307125054.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199803 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0959270900003610 doi S0959270900003610 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0959270900003610 The status and conservation of threatened and near-threatened species of birds in the Red River Delta, Vietnam [Elektronische Daten] The Red River Delta in northern Vietnam is an important stopover and wintering site for migratory waterbirds. During the spring of 1994, six globally threatened and five near-threatened species were observed in the coastal areas of the Delta. According to current applications of threat categories, one of the species has Critical status (Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor), three are Endangered (Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer, Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi and Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes), two are Vulnerable (Spoonbill Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus and Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis) and five are Near-threatened (Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus, Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala and Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata). A nature reserve, also listed as a Ramsar area, already exists in the middle of the Delta. The Cua Day Estuary in the southern part of the delta is not included in either the nature reserve or Ramsar area. However, observations of 260 Saunders's Gulls and 41 Black-faced Spoonbills, which represent 9% and 12% of the estimated respective world populations, indicates the international importance of this area. The major threats to the waterbirds using the delta are reclamation of intertidal sand- and mudflats for aquaculture, increased disturbance associated with collection of sea products and hunting. Recommendations are made for future conservation actions. Copyright © Birdlife International 1998 Pedersen Anita Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. Nielsen Sanne Schnell Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. Thuy Le Dien Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Nationl Centre for Sciences and Technology, Nghia Do, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam. Trai Le Trong Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thanh Tri, Hanoi, Vietnam. Bird Conservation International Cambridge University Press 8/1(1998-03), 31-51 0959-2709 8:1<31 1998 8 BCI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270900003610 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270900003610 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pedersen Anita Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nielsen Sanne Schnell Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thuy Le Dien Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Nationl Centre for Sciences and Technology, Nghia Do, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Trai Le Trong Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thanh Tri, Hanoi, Vietnam NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Bird Conservation International Cambridge University Press 8/1(1998-03), 31-51 0959-2709 8:1<31 1998 8 BCI CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge