Gurney’s pittas in Thailand — From rediscovery to extinction in just 28 years

Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-8

  Round, Philip D ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Khao Nor Chuchi; Khao Pra Bang Khram; Krabi; Lowland forest loss; Pitta gurneyi

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017603631     PISSN: 00809462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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