Bird floral foods from some forest types during rainy season at Mae-Klong Watershed Research Station, Kanchanaburi province
2002
Mongkol Kamsuk(Royal Forest Department, Bangkok (Thailand)) | Utis Kutintara(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry. Dept. of Forest Biology) | Obhas Khobkett(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry. Dept. of Forest Biology) | Virayuth Louhachindha(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Department of Zoology)
Study of bird floral foods from some forest types during rainy season at Mae-Klong Watershed Research Station, Kanchanaburi Province was conducted from 15 April 1996 to 15 October 1996. The study objective included surveying plants producing flowers and fruits, birds food plants, and bird species diversity in semi-evergreen forest, mixed-deciduous forest and old clearing. During the study period, the semi-evergreen forest of Mae Klong Watershed Research Station has 73 species from 36 families of plants producing flowers and fruits, and 13 species from 36 families of plants producing flowers and fruits, and 13 species from 10 families were the bird floral foods. At least 81 species from 58 genera in 29 families of 11 orders of birds existed in the site. Out of these, 24 species from 9 families in 4 orders were fruit-eating birds. Mixed deciduous forest has 46 species from 29 families of plants producing 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 15 families in 5 orders were fruit-eating and nectar-eating birds. Old clearing has 40 species from 25 families of plants producing flowers and fruits, and 7 species from 5 families was bird floral foods. There were 63 species from 48 genera in 28 families of 12 orders of birds found in this habitat, and 11 species from 6 families in 2 orders were fruit-eating and nectar-eating birds. Mixed deciduous forest and old clearing had a higher similarity index of plant species and bird species composition than other pairs. However, the flowering species in the 3 sites did not show any relationship or correlation. The species of birds in the mixed deciduous and the semi-evergreen forests were quite similar both in member of individuals and species diversity.
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