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Diversity of Birds in Sekayu Lowland Forest
Norashikin binti Sudin
Supervisor: Dr Nur Juliani Binti Shafie
Co-Supervisor: Dr Amirrudin Bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
A study on bird diversity in lowland forest at Hutan Lipur Sekayu were
conducted from September until November 2017 using mist-netting and point
count methods. The objective of this study was to determine the bird diversity
and also to identify the feeding guilds of birds at Hutan Lipur Sekayu. A total
of 54 species from 29 families of birds were recorded amongst 160 individuals.
Columbidae the most abundant family observed with (11.11%). Oriental
magpie robin was the commonly observed species while little spiderhunter was
commonly caught. Point counts recorded higher species composition than mist
nets. The diversity index (Shannon Index & Simpson Index) shows diversity of
birds Hutan Lipur Sekayu is highest (p< 0.05). The highest feeding guilds of
birds at Hutan Lipur Sekayu was insectivorous with (22.2%), followed by
omnivorous with (22.2%). As a conclusion, knowledge on the diversity is
important for effective conservation management in those areas.
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