Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Autumn Migration of Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) Tracked by Wild-Tracker in East Asia

야생동물위치추적기를 이용한 동아시아 저어새(Platalea minor)의 가을 이동경로

  • Received : 2018.07.11
  • Accepted : 2018.08.29
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

With the total population of 3,356 worldwide as of 2016, the black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is designated as "endangered (EN)" species by IUCN. About 70% of population breeds on the uninhabited islands near the west coast of Korea and wintering area is Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, etc. However, there is few detail research in Korea and East Asia on black-faced spoonbill's long range migration and its habitat when migrating southward. We studied black-faced spoonbill's migration route, distribution, stopover, wintering sites, and timing of migration movements using a wild-tracker (WT-200, GPS-Mobile phone based telemetry, KoEco). We caught the black-faced spoonbills in the breeding sites (Gugi island, Bi island, Sangyeobawi, Chilsan island) in Korea in late June 2014. We attached the wild-tracker to 10 juvenile black-faced spoonbills. The tracking showed that the black-faced spoonbills started southward migration between late October and early November. The traveling distance to wintering site was maximum at 1,820 km, minimum at 746 km, the average at 1,201km. The maximum daily traveling distance was 1,479 km with an average of 782 km. The average days it took from breeding site to wintering site was 10 days (SD=10.7). The shortest duration was 2 days, and the longest duration was 34 days. Most individuals used 2-3 stopover sites between the breeding sites to the wintering sites and stayed almost 1-2 days (maximum 31 days). Stopover sites were wetlands such as rivers, streams, reservoir, and mud flat. The wintering sites were coastal areas (five individuals) in China, inland (one individual) in China, Taiwan (three individuals), and Japan (one individual). In conclusion, it is necessary to preserve the stopover sites and wintering site of the black-faced spoonbills through consultation and protection policy between countries and establish the systematic preservation measures and activity plans through continued moniting and additional studies.

저어새(Platalea minor)는 세계자연보전연맹(IUCN)에서 발표한 RedList에 Endangered(EN)로 지정되어 있으며, 2016년 기준으로 3,356개체가 생존하는 것으로 알려지고 있다. 또한 저어새 번식 개체군의 70% 이상은 한국 서해안에서 번식하며, 대만, 중국, 홍콩 등지에서 월동하는 것으로 알려져 있으나 한국을 비롯하여 동아시아 지역에서 저어새의 장거리 이동과 남하 시 서식지에 대한 연구는 현재까지 거의 이루어지지 않은 실정이다. 이 연구에서는 야생동물위치추적기(WT-200, GPS-Mobile phone based telemetry, KoEco)를 이용하여 저어새의 이동 경로와 분포, 중간기착지 및 월동지를 밝히고자 하였다. 위치추적기는 2014년 6월 말 한국의 번식지에서 저어새 유조를 포획하여 부착했다. 추적 결과, 저어새의 남하시기는 10월 말에서 11월 초로 나타났으며, 월동지까지의 이동 거리는 최소 746km, 최대 1,820 km로 평균 1,201 km이었다. 하루 최대 이동 거리는 1,479 km이었으며, 평균 782 km이었다. 월동지까지 이동소요 기간은 평균 10일이었으며, 가장 짧은 기간은 2일이었고 가장 긴 기간은 34일이었다. 대부분의 개체들은 2~3개의 중간기착지를 이용하였으며, 1~2일을 머물렀으며, 주요 중간기착지는 강, 하천, 저수지, 갯벌과 같은 습지였다. 월동지는 중국 해안 지역(5개체), 중국 내륙 지역(1개체), 대만(3개체), 일본(1개체)등 으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 저어새의 이동경로 상에 있는 국가 간의 협의와 보호정책을 통해 이들이 주로 이용하는 중간기착지 및 월동지역을 보전할 필요가 있으며, 향후 지속적인 모니터링과 추가연구를 통해 체계적인 보전대책 및 활동계획 등이 수립되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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