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David (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "David's ..."
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Many animals are endemic to the region, and one Triassic relict water beetle, Amphizoa davidi, found in 1870, which was lost sight of, was rediscovered in 1995.
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The Sichuan wood owl Strix davidi is also present (D. Shepherd in litt, 2005).
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Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Orange-necked partridge* Arborophila davidi* Phasianidae Germain's peacock-pheasant Polyplectron germaini Timaliidae Grey-faced tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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The 455 bird species known from the ecoregion include two near-endemic species and one endemic species, the endangered orange-necked partridge (Arborophila davidi) (Table 2).
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Threatened bird species in these EBAs include white-eared night-heron (Gorsachius magnificus, EN), which occurs in southeastern China and north-eastern Vietnam, Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi, EN) of the wet evergreen forests in the Annamese Lowlands of Vietnam, orange-necked partridge (Arborophila davidi, EN) of the South Vietnamese Lowlands, and grey-crowned crocias (Crocias langbianis, EN) of Vietnam's Da Lat Plateau.
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Family Species Perorictidae Echymipera davidi* Phalangeridae Phalanger lullulae* Macropodidae Dorcopsis atrata* Petauridae Dactylopsila tatei* Pteropodidae Nyctimene major Pteropodidae Pteropus pannietensis Vespertilionidae Kerivoula agnella Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus collinus Muridae Chiruromys forbesi An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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