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Integr Zool. 2021 Dec 22; doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12617. Epub 2021 Dec 22.

Distribution of birds in the high-altitude area of Mount Everest.

Integrative zoology

Xuebing Zhao, Xianli Che, Ting Ning, Fasheng Zou

Affiliations

  1. Yunnan Asian Elephant Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
  2. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
  3. Kunming Bird Conservation Association, Kunming, China.

PMID: 34936218 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12617

Abstract

The species and abundance of birds in the high altitude area of Mount Everest decreased sharply with the increase of altitude. Alpine Choughs forage at altitudes of up to 8000 m and are the highest distribution of birds.

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