Update on the distribution range of the white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea): a new record from mainland China.
Since 1980, the white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea) has been experiencing an expansion from south of the Isthmus of Kra, northward to China. Recently, this species was observed in several locations throughout Southwest China, including Ningming and Baise, Guangxi (2012, 2013), and Xichang, Sichuan (2013). These sightings are the first distribution record of this species in mainland China, suggesting that the white-browed crake is following a natural species dispersal northward into mainland China from Southeast Asia.
College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530005, China. yulj1709@126.com.
Li-Jiang
LJ
Yu
College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530005, China.
Ai-Wu
AW
Jiang
College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530005, China.
Fang
F
Zhou
D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D002681:China; D013045:Species Specificity
Mainland China; New record; Porzana cinerea