Bird floral foods from some forest types during rainy season at Mae-Klong Watershed Research Station, Changwat Kanchanaburi
1997
Mongkol Kumsuk
Dry evergreen forest of Mae Klong Watershed Research Station has Cyathocalyx martabanicus var. harmandii as the dominant type. There were 4 canopies, 73 species from 37 families of plants producing flowers and fruits during the study period, and 13 species from 11 families were the bird floral foods. At least 81 species from 58 genera in 31 families of 11 orders of birds existed in the site. Out of them, 24 species from 11 families in 4 orders were fruit-eating birds. According to the law, 76 species of birds are protected wildlife. Mixed deciduous forest (without teak) has Sterculia macrophylla as the dominant species. It had 3 canopies and 46 species from 29 families of plants produced flowers and fruits and 15 species from 11 families were bird floral foods. There were 84 species from 60 genera in 28 families of 11 orders of the birds using the site. Out of these, 29 species from 16 families in 5 orders were fruit-eating and nectar-eating birds and 81 species of the birds are protected species by law. In successional community, the crown layers were not completely formed but has Fernandoa adenophylla as the dominant species. At least 40 species from 25 families of plants produced flowers and fruits and 7 species from 5 families was bird floral foods, in which 63 species from 48 genera in 28 families of 12 orders of birds were found in this habitat and 11 species from 6 families in 2 orders were fruit-eating and nectar-eating birds, in which 62 species of them are protected species. Mixed deciduous forest and successional community had a higher similarity index of plant species and bird species composition than other pairs. However, the flowering species in the 3 site did not show any relationship and correlation. The species of birds in the mixed deciduous and the dry evergreen forests were quite similar both in member of individuals and species diversity.
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