We surveyed summer birds at three uninhabited islets(Sam-do, Mundo, Ho-do), Seogwipo city from May 28, 1996 to 30, 1996.
The census of 289 birds, 27 species were recorded at total survey areas and at each islet 56 birds, 16 species on Sam-do, 69 bir...
We surveyed summer birds at three uninhabited islets(Sam-do, Mundo, Ho-do), Seogwipo city from May 28, 1996 to 30, 1996.
The census of 289 birds, 27 species were recorded at total survey areas and at each islet 56 birds, 16 species on Sam-do, 69 birds, 20 species on Mun-do, 164 birds, 19 species on Ho-do. The dominant species ranked Swift, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Streaked Shearwater in order. The diversity at each islet were 1.12 on Samdo, 1.05 on Mun-do, 1.00 on Ho-do in order. The Similarity index among Islands were as followed : 0.67 between Sam-do and Mun-do, 0.72 between Samdo and Ho-do, and 0.80 Sam-do and Ho-do. This survey was first recorded that Mun-do was a new breeding site of Streaked Shearwater and three islet were the breeding sites of Japanese Wood Pigeon. And three
uninhabited islets were an important breeding sites for summer birds such as Fairy Pitta, Little Cuckoo, Broad-billed Roller, Great Reed Warbler and Black-naped Oriole.