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The status and current distribution of the Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata nigrescens in Peninsular Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Ismail HJ. Mamat  and
Mohd Nawayai Yasak
Mohd Nawayai Yasak
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia, Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 50664, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata nigrescens is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and is threatened with extinction. It is known from elevations above 600 m and is limited to a few mountain ranges in Peninsular Malaysia. First described in 1902, this subspecies was only known from Gunung Tahan and Gunung Rabung for many years. Recent surveys have added several new sites: Gunung Mandi Angin and Gunung Gagau, Gunung Penumpu and Camp Kor. All known sites are in Taman Negara National Park.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 8 , Issue 4: Special Issue: International Galliformes Symposium , December 1998 , pp. 325 - 330
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1998

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