Betts and Coorg ornithology
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F N Betts (1906-1973)
An introduction to his ornithological contributions
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Shyamal, L. 2007. Opinion: taking Indian ornithology into the Information Age. Indian Birds 3(4):122-137 . Image: Wikipedia
The historical context
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Image: Smithsonian Museum's website http://www.si.edu/.
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The places
• Halagote Tank
• Hebbale (Ixobrychus sinensis)
• Palhalli near Seringapatam (Ranganathittu?)
• Belur Golf-course near Somwarpet
• Milkutty (Rocky crags near Somwarpet)
• Yaslur (Alexandrine parakeet)
• Brahmagiris
• Fraserpet
• Mysore
• Belur
• Kudremukh
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Local knowledge
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Problems with the books
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Missed ?
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Still unknown
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Out of place
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Timing
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• Betts,FN (1951) The birds of Coorg. Part I.
• J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50(1):20-63.
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• Wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)– 28-January 1938
Rarities
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Further study needed
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Dummy nests
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JBNHS 1937-1938
Ecological notes
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• 1951. The birds of Coorg. Part I. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50(1):20-63.• 1951. The birds of Coorg. Part II. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50(2):224-263.
Consolidation
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Concepts - niches, allopatry
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The breeding seasons of the birds in the hills of South India - Ibis 1952
Based on 7 years, 573 nests of 140 species
Maximum bird-breeding activity after the winter minimum and least during the rains
Thanks Salim Ali and R E Moreau
Looking at patterns
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A lull during the rains
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Seabirds on Aride
• Birds of the Seychelles with Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald (1940)
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Data collation
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Large scale studies
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Accumulating evidence
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Seeing the difference
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Keeping an eye on change
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Fact or fiction?
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From Garcia, CA et al. 2009 Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities of Coffee Agroforests in the Western Ghats, India.
Conservation Biology
Slow changes can be missed
1977 1997
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From Garcia, CA et al. 2009 Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities of Coffee Agroforests in the Western Ghats, India.
Conservation Biology
An opportunity
2007
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