Species diversity of under-storey birds at mount Jagoi, Bau, Sarawak

Avifauna surveys were conducted at four sites in Mount Jagoi, Bau in August and November 2011, and February 2012. The main objective of the survey was to catalogue a checklist of under-storey birds. This study also compared the species diversity of avifauna at different locations in that area. Twent...

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Main Author: Tay, Guan Khoon
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6258/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6258/1/Species%20Diversity%20of%20Under-Storey%20Birds%20at%20Mount%20Jagoi%2C%20Bau%2C%20Sarawak%2824pgs%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6258/8/Tay%20Guan%20Khoon.pdf
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Summary:Avifauna surveys were conducted at four sites in Mount Jagoi, Bau in August and November 2011, and February 2012. The main objective of the survey was to catalogue a checklist of under-storey birds. This study also compared the species diversity of avifauna at different locations in that area. Twenty mist-nets were deployed for five days in each site, from 0600 to 1800 hour daily. A total of 296 birds from 52 species representing 21 families were captured. Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) was the most abundant species mist-netted (27.4%) and family Pycnonotidae had the most diverse species caught. Statistical analysis showed that there is significant difference between all the study sites.