| dc.description.abstract | The avifauna of tropical peat swamp forests in East Kalimantan has
not been well documented because of the smallest peat area
compared to central Kalimantan. The surveys were conducted using
various methods in the Muara Siran peat swamp forests and
surrounding areas of Lake Siran (heath forest and riparian) in East
Kalimantan, Indonesia. These findings were recorded on a list of 80
bird species as well as in numerous noteworthy records. Wetlands
are an essential habitat for many threatened and near-threatened
bird species. We also discovered Gallinula tenebrosa in Siran Lake,
a species that has not been seen in over a century. However, it has
a wide distribution globally, including in Australia and the United
States. In the peat swamp forest, we recorded Cymbirrhinchus
macrurus and Ichtyophaga humilis, rare and widely distributed. We
also found Dicrurus hottentotus and Dicrurus remifer, some species
of Ferruginous Babbler, Trichastoma bicolor, and the White-necked
Babbler, Stachyris leucotis. The Hook-billed bulbul Setornis criniger
and the Sooty capped Babbler Malacopteron affinae are found in
riparian forests. There are six species of woodpecker. Dryocopus
javensis, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentus,
Meyglyptes tukki, Picus puniceus, and Sasia abnormis. Cuckooshrike Coracina striata and Pitta sordia were also discovered.
Wetlands (peat swamp forest, heath forest, and riparian areas)
should be better protected due to their importance to many species,
particularly from destruction and loss of habitat caused by forest
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