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1 September 2009 Home Range, Daily Movements and Site Fidelity of Male Reeves's Pheasants Syrmaticus reevesii in the Dabie Mountains, Central China
Ji-Liang Xu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Quan-Hui Sun, Guang-Mei Zheng, Yong Wang, Zheng-Wang Zhang
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Abstract

Reeves's pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii is a threatened species endemic to China. During April 2000 - August 2003, we studied home range size, daily movements and site fidelity of 17 male Reeves's pheasants at Dongzhai National Nature Reserve in central China. Average annual home range size was 44.9 ± 24.6 ha (minimum convex polygon) and 23.8 ± 13.7 ha (95% fixed kernel estimation). The average annual core area determined by 60% fixed kernel estimator was 4.2 ± 3.5 ha. Home range size was generally smaller in winter than in spring, whereas the size of the core area remained stable through all seasons. Conifer-broadleaf mixed forests occupied a very large part of home ranges and core areas. Male pheasants exhibited strong site fidelity among seasons and years. Our results provide baseline data for habitat management, habitat restoration and reintroduction of the Reeves's pheasant.

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Ji-Liang Xu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Quan-Hui Sun, Guang-Mei Zheng, Yong Wang, and Zheng-Wang Zhang "Home Range, Daily Movements and Site Fidelity of Male Reeves's Pheasants Syrmaticus reevesii in the Dabie Mountains, Central China," Wildlife Biology 15(3), 338-344, (1 September 2009). https://doi.org/10.2981/08-032
Received: 16 April 2008; Accepted: 9 February 2009; Published: 1 September 2009
KEYWORDS
China
home range
movements
Reeves's pheasant
site fidelity
Syrmaticus reevesii
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