Habitat Utilization, Time Budget and Daily Rhythm of Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) in Daocheng County, Southwest China

Feeding Behavior in Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)

“…Foraging behavior of the Ibisbill showed a marked variation between summer and winter spending more time on feeding and related activities in winter than in summer, similar observations were also made by [3]. The main reason for such behavior as per our observation is due to the decreased availability of feeding habitats requiring more effort.…”

“…Its range is centered on the Pamirs, Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau with some populations occurring west to Turkistan, east to northern Myanmar [1,2]. The ideal habitat of Ibidorhyncha struthersii comprises shingle bed river valleys in the altitudinal range of 1700-3400m with intermittent stretches of sand and silt, boulders, cobbles, and pebbles [3]. The distribution of Ibidorhyncha struthersii in India is restricted to a few places in the Himalayas and records of sightings have been invariably very rare [4].…”

Population status and distribution of Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii (Vigors, 1832) (Aves: Charadriiformes: Ibidorhynchidae) in Kashmir Valley, India

“…The population of Ibisbill was lowest at stretch II due to the reason that stretch II had areas covered with large stones and increased flow of water and boulder pattern not perfectly suitable for the bird. Besides having large range in central Asia, the population of Ibisbill is low and the bird occurs only at restricted places owing to its special habitat requirement (Ye et al 2013).…”

“…It is distributed from the Pamirs and the Himalaya to the Tibetan Plateau with some populations occurring west to Turkistan and east of northern Myanmar (Ali & Ripley 1969;Pierce 1986). The ideal breeding habitat of the Ibisbill comprises rivers with shingle beds on either side at the altitudinal range of 1,700-3,400 m with intermittent stretches of sand and silt, boulders, cobbles, and pebbles (Ye et al 2013). The Ibisbill is a resident bird of the Himalayan rivers and migrates to lower altitudes in winter.…”