caa a22 4500 388051892 CHVBK 20180307125055.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199812 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0959270900002124 doi S0959270900002124 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0959270900002124 Surveys of the Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra in the Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, India using spring call counts [Elektronische Daten] Call counts of Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra were conducted in the Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, India, for three years (1995-1997). Twenty-eight groups of calling birds were recorded in 1995, 19 in 1996 and 24 in 1997 with mean density estimates (groups/km2) of 6.19/km2, 4.52/km2 and 5.46/km2 respectively. During the three years, the number of calling groups varied only on one trail. Birds called early (04h45-05h00) and the calling frequency varied from 33% to 88%. Calling peaked in April and there were significant differences in the number of groups calling in April and May in 1995 and 1996. Adverse weather conditions and wind affected calling and the audibility of calls. During spring, the Satyr Tragopan was found to be associated with both open and closed habitats. The main possible threats to this species were grazing and tree lopping. Despite some shortcomings this survey method appears to be most suitable for monitoring Satyr Tragopan. Copyright © Birdlife International 1998 Khaling Sarala Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling - 734101, West Bengal, India. Kaul Rahul Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling - 734101, West Bengal, India. Saha Goutam Kumar World Pheasant Association - South Asia Regional Office C/o WWF — India Secretariat, 172, B Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003, India Bird Conservation International Cambridge University Press 8/4(1998-12), 361-371 0959-2709 8:4<361 1998 8 BCI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270900002124 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270900002124 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khaling Sarala Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling - 734101, West Bengal, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaul Rahul Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling - 734101, West Bengal, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saha Goutam Kumar World Pheasant Association - South Asia Regional Office C/o WWF — India Secretariat, 172, B Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003, India NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Bird Conservation International Cambridge University Press 8/4(1998-12), 361-371 0959-2709 8:4<361 1998 8 BCI CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge