四川省鸟类新记录——大滨鹬

正2020年9月20日,笔者在四川省宜宾市翠屏区菜坝镇鱼尾坝进行鸟类调查时,发现数量较多的鸻鹬类,当日13∶00,1只体型比旁边的红脚鹬Tringa totanus更小、比黑腹滨鹬Calidris alpina更大的鸟,停落到正在觅食的三趾滨鹬Calidris alba旁,三趾滨鹬奋力驱赶,因此,该鸟站立几秒钟即飞离,由于距离较近,拍摄到照片(图1)。该鸟体羽灰褐色,上体色深并具模糊纵纹,头顶纵纹明显,胸部和两侧具黑色点斑,喙黑色。     

云南省鸟类新纪录——黑腹滨鹬、彩鹮

<正>2010年11月21日在云南省昆明市呈贡大学城关山水库(海拔1940m,地理坐标102°50'E,24°49'N)进行鸟类调查时,观察并拍摄到一只鹬,拍摄距离约为10m。经查阅有关文献资料,该鹬为黑腹滨鹬Calidris alpine,系云南省鸟类新纪录。关山水库是一个以灌溉为主的小型水库,但在冬季会有多种水鸟在此越冬。除了黑腹滨鹬外,在调查中还记录到白鹭、牛背鹭、池鹭、苍鹭、红嘴鸥、反嘴鹬、黑翅长脚鹬、矶鹬、白腰草鹬、金眶鸻、小、凤头、普通鸬鹚、赤麻鸭、翘鼻麻鸭、斑嘴鸭等水禽。     

长江口杭州湾鸻形目鸟类群落季节变化和生境选择

在长江口南岸杭州湾北岸滨海滩涂进行了鸻形目鸟类的资源调查,以及鸟类栖息地选择模式分析,2004年3月至2005年1月共统计到鸟类25种,春季优势种为大缤鹬(Calidris tenuirostris)、尖尾缤鹬(Calidris alpine)和红颈滨鹬(Calidris ruficollis);夏季为环颈(Charadrius alexandrinus)、青脚鹬(Tringa nebularia)和蒙古沙(Charadrius mongolus),秋季为环颈、红颈滨鹬和青脚鹬,冬季为黑腹滨鹬(Calidris alpina)、环颈和泽鹬(Tringa stagnatilis),鸟类总体数量呈春季>秋季>冬季>夏季,海堤外(自然滩涂)和堤内(人工湿地)鸟类种数四季大致相等,但鸟类平均密度季节差异显著。通过对样点内鸟类与环境因子进行多元分析,初步总结出堤外滩宽和光滩宽是影响鸟类栖息的最关键因子,海三棱草(Scirpus× mariquete)覆盖比例和潮上坪宽度的影响程度次之。堤内浅水塘比例和裸地比例是影响形目鸟类分布的关键因子,海三棱草覆盖比例也起正向作用。而人类干扰大、芦苇(Phragmites communis)/互花米草(Spartina alternifloral)密植和高水位的区域不利于鸟类利用。     

勺嘴鹬在中国的分布状况和面临的主要威胁

勺嘴鹬(Calidris pygmaea)是全球极危鸟类,估计其种群数量为360~600只。根据近年来的野外调查和历史资料查阅,勺嘴鹬在中国沿海各省级行政区域均有分布。本文介绍了勺嘴鹬在中国的种群数量和分布。其中江苏省的东台市和如东县的滩涂湿地是目前已知的勺嘴鹬全球数量最大的迁徙停歇地。东台市滩涂单次调查记录的勺嘴鹬最大数量为144只,如东县滩涂单次调查记录的勺嘴鹬最大数量为103只。广东省雷州半岛的滩涂和福建省闽江口的滩涂为勺嘴鹬在中国最大的两个越冬地。滩涂栖息地的丧失和退化、非法捕猎、环境污染以及人类活动干扰是勺嘴鹬面临的主要威胁。为了更好地保护勺嘴鹬,我们建议加强对勺嘴鹬关键栖息地的保护与管理,加强对滩涂湿地保护的宣传教育,加强对中国沿海勺嘴鹬的调查研究以及同其他国家地区的交流合作。     

青藏高原两种雪雀惊飞距离的比较研究

在分析鸟类对人类干扰耐受程度的研究中,惊飞距离是常用的衡量指标之一,它是指人在鸟类惊飞之前能接近鸟类的距离,反映了鸟类对人为侵扰的适应程度。本文通过对青藏高原广泛分布的白腰雪雀Montifringilla taczanowskii和棕颈雪雀M.ruficollis惊飞距离的比较研究,旨在探讨2种鸟类对人类干扰适应性的差异。结果显示,体型较大的白腰雪雀的惊飞距离(12.50 m±0.36 m,n=46)显著大于棕颈雪雀的惊飞距离(11.03 m±0.43 m,n=33);觅食个体的惊飞距离显著小于观望个体(P0.001);随着入侵者起始距离的增加,2种雪雀惊飞距离逐渐增大(P0.001)。结果表明,鸟类初始状态和入侵者起始距离能够显著影响鸟类的惊飞距离,体型较大的鸟类对人类干扰的适应性较差。     

围垦堤内迁徙鸻鹬群落的生态学特性

以群落生态学的原理为基础 ,研究景观特征及异质性变化导致鸟类群落的变化 ,重点探讨了人为干扰导致的景观特征变化对迁徙鹬群落时空结构的影响。景观异质性的改变是引起鹬群落结构变化的主要原因 ,也是决定鹬群落分布的重要因子。围堤内湿地植被覆盖率大于 6 0 %或水面小于总湿地面积 2 0 %后 ,鹬基本不出现 ,必须含有水域、植被和裸地三种景观要素。植被覆盖率为 1 0 %～ 2 0 %时 ,鹬数量最多。鹬在围堤内滩涂的分布与底栖生物量无关。水深是影响鹬分布的重要因素 ,使鹬的空间生态位得到分离。科鸟类主要活动在裸地和浅水区 ,中小型鹬类主要在中水区 ,大中型鹬类在深水区。科学管理围堤封堵后滩涂 ,控制和改造湿地景观 ,将在一定程度上降低围涂工程对鹬群落的负面效应。     

有机氯农药在大滨鹬和红腹滨鹬体内的富集程度

为探讨东亚-澳大利西亚迁徙路线上的鸻鹬类体内有机氯农药的含量及来源,本研究以该迁徙路线上的大滨鹬(Calidris tenuirostris)和红腹滨鹬(C.canutus)为研究对象,用索氏提取法对这两种鸟的胸肌和皮下脂肪中的有机污染物进行萃取,并用气相色谱法对19种有机氯农药进行检测。结果表明,HCHs、DDTs、硫丹Ⅱ等14种有机氯农药在大滨鹬和红腹滨鹬的组织中均有不同程度的检出,所有样品中的含量最高值达1 573.5 ng/g脂重;在检出的14种有机氯农药中,α-HCH、β-HCH、γ-HCH、p,p′-DDE、硫丹Ⅱ、硫丹硫酸酯和/或p,p′-DDT的检出率达100%;在大滨鹬的肌肉组织、红腹滨鹬的肌肉和脂肪组织中,p,p′-DDE的残留量最高;而在大滨鹬的脂肪组织中硫丹硫酸酯和/或p,p′-DDT的含量最高;目标物中的艾氏剂、异狄氏剂、七氯、反式氯丹等未达检出限或含量较低。我们对比了不同物种及不同组织样本中有机氯农药的富集程度,红腹滨鹬的肌肉组织中HCHs的沉积量显著高于大滨鹬,而大滨鹬的脂肪组织中硫丹硫酸酯和/或p,p′-DDT的含量显著高于红腹滨鹬。此外,分别对比两个物种的肌肉组织和脂肪组织中有机氯农药沉积量,部分有机氯农药在脂肪组织中的沉积量显著高于肌肉组织,说明相比于肌肉组织,有机氯农药可能更易于在脂肪组织中累积。     

越冬青头潜鸭的栖息地利用和行为时间分配

青头潜鸭(Aythya baeri)是世界极危级(CR)物种,2018年至今在河南民权黄河故道国家湿地公园均调查到稳定的青头潜鸭越冬种群。研究青头潜鸭对不同栖息地的利用方式及所受干扰有利于该物种的保护管理。本研究分析了越冬期不同栖息地及不同性别青头潜鸭的行为时间分配差异,以及人为干扰对青头潜鸭活动的影响。2020年12月采用焦点取样法对河南民权黄河故道国家湿地公园内青头潜鸭进行行为观察,按照青头潜鸭对栖息地的利用率,将其栖息地类型分为池塘、大水面荷塘和开阔水域。使用单因素方差分析(ANOVA)及t检验比较不同栖息地及性别间差异的显著性。青头潜鸭的主要行为是休息(44.4%)和觅食(34.2%),且在不同栖息地存在显著差异。池塘中的觅食行为占比(50.1%)显著高于大水面荷塘和开阔水域;大水面荷塘中的休息行为占比(63.1%)显著高于池塘和开阔水域。雌雄之间存在一定的行为差异,雌性觅食时间高于雄性,整理行为时间低于雄性,这种差异受栖息地的影响。三种类型栖息地均存在不同程度的人为干扰,池塘中所受干扰程度最高,主要干扰源为钓鱼、行人和施工,荷塘和开阔水域主要干扰为打渔船。本研究表明,对于越冬期的青头潜鸭,池塘是重要觅食地,荷塘可作为躲避干扰的休息场所,开阔水域可作为稳定的觅食栖息场所。对青头潜鸭的保护应考虑到不同栖息地的生态作用,以及青头潜鸭对不同干扰的容忍度,采取相应措施开展保护行动。     

鹮嘴鹬越冬觅食地选择与食物资源调查

2010年1～3月在四川省稻城地区对有鹮嘴鹬(Ibidorhyncha struthersii)觅食的河段进行调查,发现鹮嘴鹬87只,密度为1.24只/km,集群平均个体数为(2.12±0.89)只/群。采用样方法调查其觅食地的生境特征,调查其觅食地样方41个,对照样方54个。逐步判别分析结果表明,影响鹮嘴鹬冬季觅食地选择的关键因子是:直径大于30 cm石头盖度、河心岛面积、干扰距离、水深、河滩的宽度。其觅食频率为(18.39±2.36)次/min(n=50),觅食成功率为29.39%±13.24%(n=50)。样方调查(n=50)发现9种食物资源,鹮嘴鹬觅食河段中石蛾(Trichoptera)幼虫(37.72%±12.96%)、石蝇(Plecoptera)幼虫(36.36%±6.06%)和甲壳类(17.76%±7.74%)比例较高,共占样方内食物数量91.84%。     

蒙新河狸夏季夜间活动节律和时间分配

2011 年7 ～8 月和2012 年7 ～ 8 月,采用瞬时扫描取样法和焦点动物取样法研究了新疆布尔根河狸保护区蒙新河狸夏季夜间行为节律和时间分配,结果表明:夏季蒙新河狸活动高峰呈晨昏型。觅食和移动行为分别占69.5% 和24.5% ,修饰、警戒和其他行为的时间比例依次是3.4% 、0.4% 、2.2% 。利用Pearson’s correlation 检验发现移动和警戒行为之间存在显著正相关,而觅食行为分别与移动、修饰和其他行为之间呈极显著负相关,与警戒存在显著负相关;Mann-Whitney U 检验表明年龄因素对河狸各种行为的影响不显著(P > 0. 05)。     

Phylogeographic origin and genetic diversity of dunlin <Emphasis Type="Italic">Calidris alpina</Emphasis> in Svalbard

We investigated the genetic structure of the presumably small (10–100 pairs) and isolated dunlin (Calidris alpina) population breeding in Svalbard, and compared it with similar data recently published from several dunlin populations in the western Palearctic and East Greenland. Using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers, as well as data on bill lengths, we sought to infer the phylogeographic origin of Svalbard dunlins and assess their within-population level of genetic diversity. Only dunlins with haplotypes of the European mtDNA clade (EUR) were found in Svalbard, indicating a close resemblance to dunlin populations in East Greenland and Iceland. Microsatellite data for Svalbard dunlins, as well as their short bills, also supported a western origin. The Svalbard population did not show signs of inbreeding or reduced levels of genetic diversity compared to other investigated populations, which suggests that the population was recently founded or is currently subject to considerable gene flow.     

The redistribution of non-breeding dunlins in response to the post-DDT recovery of falcons

Large-scale changes in predator populations are occurring worldwide due to (re-)introductions, over-exploitation, or recovery after decimation by pesticides and persecution. These widespread changes may affect the distribution of their prey. We studied the continental-scale distributions of non-breeding Calidris alpina pacifica and C. a. hudsonia (Pacific and Atlantic dunlins, respectively), as numbers of their major predators—peregrines (Falco peregrinus) and merlins (F. columbarius; together ‘falcons’)—increased after DDT was banned in 1973. For the period 1975–2010 we compiled the number of dunlins and falcons in each of 244 Christmas Bird Count circles, which cover most of the dunlins' non-breeding ranges. Over the study period, falcons increased by 6.5- (Pacific) and 3.1- (Atlantic) fold, spread to more count circles, and the number of dunlins per falcon fell. The annual total count of the two dunlin sub-species fluctuated strongly and independently. We measured annual aggregation as the expected proportion of a subspecies total found on the same count circle as a randomly selected dunlin. The average aggregation of Pacific dunlins (0.117) was about double that of Atlantic dunlins (0.059), with annual variation largely attributable to changes in a few large count circles. The slope of the aggregative response to year-on-year changes in dunlin numbers was identical on the two coasts. The response to the ongoing falcon increase was positive and significant on the Pacific and slightly negative on the Atlantic. We interpret these results using a version of the ideal free distribution that includes predation danger.     

长江江豚哺乳期母豚昼间行为和时间的分配

2006 年7 ～11 月,在铜陵淡水豚国家级自然保护区半自然水域采用随机取样法和焦点动物取样法对哺乳期长江江豚母豚昼间行为和时间分配进行了研究。结果表明,母豚用于摄食的时间占61. 2%;其次是母幼联系和移动,分别为18.8% 和7.6%;用于休息和社会行为的时间较少, 分别为6.1% 和5.2%; 其它行为的时间极少, 仅占1.1%; 摄食和母幼联系是其主要的行为。在活动规律方面, 其各种行为在强度、出现和持续的时间上存在较大差异。单因素方差分析表明,在哺乳期不同阶段长江江豚母豚的母幼联系差异极显著(P< 0.01), 摄食和社会行为存在显著差异(P< 0.05), 移动、休息和其它行为则不存在显著差异(P> 0.05); 而此期间在不同活动区域以上各种行为均存在极显著差异(P <0.01), 说明其对栖息环境具有选择性。      

Seasonal Variations in the Diet and Foraging Behaviour of Dunlins Calidris alpina in a South European Estuary: Improved Feeding Conditions for Northward Migrants

During the annual cycle, migratory waders may face strikingly different feeding conditions as they move between breeding areas and wintering grounds. Thus, it is of crucial importance that they rapidly adjust their behaviour and diet to benefit from peaks of prey abundance, in particular during migration, when they need to accumulate energy at a fast pace. In this study, we compared foraging behaviour and diet of wintering and northward migrating dunlins in the Tagus estuary, Portugal, by video-recording foraging birds and analysing their droppings. We also estimated energy intake rates and analysed variations in prey availability, including those that were active at the sediment surface. Wintering and northward migrating dunlins showed clearly different foraging behaviour and diet. In winter, birds predominantly adopted a tactile foraging technique (probing), mainly used to search for small buried bivalves, with some visual surface pecking to collect gastropods and crop bivalve siphons. Contrastingly, in spring dunlins generally used a visual foraging strategy, mostly to consume worms, but also bivalve siphons and shrimps. From winter to spring, we found a marked increase both in the biomass of invertebrate prey in the sediment and in the surface activity of worms and siphons. The combination of these two factors, together with the availability of shrimps in spring, most likely explains the changes in the diet and foraging behaviour of dunlins. Northward migrating birds took advantage from the improved feeding conditions in spring, achieving 65% higher energy intake rates as compared with wintering birds. Building on these results and on known daily activity budgets for this species, our results suggest that Tagus estuary provides high-quality feeding conditions for birds during their stopovers, enabling high fattening rates. These findings show that this large wetland plays a key role as a stopover site for migratory waders within the East Atlantic Flyway.     

Mitochondrial control-region sequences in two shorebird species, the turnstone and the dunlin, and their utility in population genetic studies

We determined the mitochondrial control-region sequences of five turnstones (Arenaria interpres) and three dunlins (Calidris alpina). Comparisons revealed that the central part (part II) is conserved relative to much more variable parts at the beginning (part I) and the end (part III). This pattern of sequence conservation is also found in the control regions of other vertebrates. The average sequence divergence between turnstone and dunlin was 21.8% for part I, 7.5% for part II, and 29.5% for part III. Within-species sequence divergence over the entire control region was much lower, at 0.9% for turnstones and 2.0% for dunlins. In both shorebird species, part III contains a repetitive sequence composed only of A and C nucleotides, which has not been found in the control regions of other birds. A survey of the part I sequences of 25 turnstones and 25 dunlins sampled around the world revealed that these species have very different population genetic structures. Dunlins are not only much more differentiated in their sequences but also have a strongly subdivided population genetic structure. Pleistocene vicariant events combined with strong natal philopatry and high mutation rates of the sequences are likely responsible for this population genetic subdivision. Conversely, part I sequences of turnstones are weakly differentiated and are geographically unstructured. We argue that this is not the result of global gene flow but that, instead turnstones have recently expanded from a refugial population that was bottlenecked.      

夏季雌性藏羚昼间行为时间分配及活动节律

2003 至2005 年的6 ～ 9,采用目标动物观察法在可可西里观察夏季雌性藏羚的昼间行为。将雌性藏羚的行为分为觅食、警戒、卧息、移动和“其他”5 种类型,各类行为所占时间比例分别为59.1% 、7.3% 、19.4% 、13.0% 和1.3% 。觅食消耗的时间最多,是藏羚的常见行为,卧息、移动和警戒次之,而“其他”行为消耗时间最短。觅食、警戒、卧息和移动的累计时间在不同时段之间均存在显著(P<0.05) 或极显著(P< 0.01)差异。觅食行为存在3 个高峰,分别在10:00 ～11:00,13: 00 ～14: 00 和18: 00 ～19: 00;警戒的高峰期出现在早上08: 00 ～09 00,在15: 00 ～16:00 以及17: 00 ～18: 00 也分别出现小的高峰,但不明显;卧息行为表现为双峰形,分别为11: 00 ～12: 00 和16: 00 ～17: 00。移动行为也表现为双峰,出现在08: 00 ～09: 00 和15:00 ～16:00; “其他”行为在各时段间没有明显的变化趋势。     

骨顶鸡等游禽对不同人为干扰方式的响应

分别于2008年4月至6月和2009 年4月至6月, 采用目标动物取样法在黑龙江省安邦河湿地和大庆龙凤湿地研究了骨顶鸡等水鸟对人为干扰的行为响应。结果表明:骨顶鸡对行人和机动车辆两种干扰的反应距离类似,但耐受程度有所不同,骨顶鸡对机动车辆干扰的耐受性要好于行人干扰。在以游客等行人干扰为主的安邦河湿地,骨顶鸡以及其他游禽对干扰产生行为反应的比例要高于以机动车辆干扰为主的龙凤湿地,说明相对于行人干扰骨顶鸡对机动车辆更容易耐受;在安邦河湿地,骨顶鸡对划船的反应距离以及反应程度要大于人行走,说明骨顶鸡对于侵入性的干扰更为敏感。此外,对凤头(Podiceps cristatus)、黒颈(Podiceps nigricollis)、小(Tachybaptus ruficollis)、黑水鸡(Gallinula chloropus)、红头潜鸭(Aythya ferina)、赤膀鸭(Anas strepera)、绿头鸭(Anas platyrhynchos)、斑嘴鸭(Anas poecilorhyncha)、绿翅鸭(Anas crecca)、白眉鸭(Anas querquedula)、赤颈鸭(Anas penelope)、琵嘴鸭(Anas clypeata)等游禽对人为干扰的反应距离、耐受距离以及遭受干扰时的反应比例进行了研究,结果显示3种对干扰的耐受距离差异不显著,12种鸭类中红头潜鸭对人为干扰的敏感性要小于其他鸭类,斑嘴鸭和绿头鸭则相对敏感。     

Effects of salinity on the immune response of an ‘osmotic generalist’ bird

Salt stress can suppress the immune function of fish and other aquatic animals, but such an effect has not yet been examined in air-breathing vertebrates that frequently cope with waters (and prey) of contrasting salinities. We investigated the effects of seawater salinity on the strength and cost of mounting an immune response in the dunlin Calidris alpina, a long-distance migratory shorebird that shifts seasonally from freshwater environments during the breeding season to marine environments during migration and the winter period. Phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-induced skin swelling, basal metabolic rate (BMR), body mass, fat stores, and plasma ions were measured in dunlins acclimated to either freshwater or seawater (salinity: 0.3 and 35.0 ‰, respectively). Seawater-acclimated dunlins mounted a PHA-induced swelling response that was up to 56 % weaker than those held under freshwater conditions, despite ad libitum access to food. Freshwater-acclimated dunlins significantly increased their relative BMR 48 h after PHA injection, whereas seawater-acclimated dunlins did not. However, this differential immune and metabolic response between freshwater- and seawater-acclimated dunlins was not associated with significant changes in body mass, fat stores or plasma ions. Our results indicate that the strength of the immune response of this small-sized migratory shorebird was negatively influenced by the salinity of marine habitats. Further, these findings suggest that the reduced immune response observed under saline conditions might not be caused by an energy or nutrient limitation, and raise questions about the role of osmoregulatory hormones in the modulation of the immune system.     

Choosing the best foraging microhabitats: individual skills constrain the choices of dunlins Calidris alpina

Estuarine mudflats, among the most important foraging grounds for waders during the non-breeding season, consist of complex mosaics of shallow pools and dry areas during low tide. In this study, we carried out close-range focal observations to determine foraging parameters of dunlins Calidris alpina, foraging in the mudflat microhabitats of the Tagus estuary, Portugal. Birds foraging in wet patches mostly targeted the siphons of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana , while in dry patches they mostly fed on mudsnails Hydrobia ulvae . Surface visibility of prey, rather than their abundance in the sediment, explained the microhabitat-related differences in prey selection. Birds using dry patches obtained 40% less energy intake than those using wet patches, still many extensively used this poor microhabitat. Because siphons retract quickly when the sediment is disturbed, birds often failed to catch them. We found that birds that were less efficient in capturing siphons in wet patches tended to spend more time foraging on mudsnails in dry patches. This suggests that lack of skills in siphon cropping represents a major foraging constraint for dunlins wintering in the Tagus estuary. It may even cause them to forage during high tide in order to achieve their daily energetic requirements.     

Phylogeography and subspecies taxonomy of dunlins (Calidris alpina) in western Palearctic analysed by DNA microsatellites and amplified fragment length polymorphism markers

In a circumpolar wader, the dunlin ( Calidris alpina ), there are 11 named subspecies, but only five mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages have been found. In the present study, we investigated the genetic structure of dunlins in western Palearctic (from East Greenland to Taimyr peninsula) using DNA microsatellites and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers that may detect more recent differentiation than mtDNA. In this region, we consider four described subspecies; alpina , schinzii , arctica and centralis , together comprising two mtDNA lineages. We analyse seven polymorphic microsatellite loci and 91 AFLP markers in 287 and 152 unrelated individuals, respectively, originating from 17 populations. Neither microsatellites nor AFLPs reveal distinct groups that correspond to currently recognized subspecies. There is a clear pattern of isolation by distance in microsatellites. Our results do not contradict the former mtDNA results that there are two phylogenetic lineages (approximately corresponding to schinzii and centralis ) that have met and formed a cline ( alpina ). We find no difference between schinzii and arctica (East Greenland). We conclude that, given the lack of distinct groups and the gradual changes in microsatellite allele frequencies, these markers provide little genetic support for the dunlin subspecies taxonomy in the western Palearctic.  © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2007, 92 , 713–726.