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Endemic Birds of the Seychelles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Malcom Penny
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1. The populations of the endemic avifauna of Seychelles have declined in numbers, some very seriously, during the last hundred years. Only those in danger of extinction are discussed here.

2. The magpie robin population is reduced to a score of birds; the population will soon be extinct unless drastic action is taken.

3. The population of the paradise flycatcher is reduced to about 30 birds; conservation must take the form of propaganda, especially since the population is in danger of being reduced still further by the economic development of La Digue.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , May 1968 , pp. 267 - 275
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1968

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