Birds diversity at Sabak Bernam granary of West Peninsular Malaysia

Paddy field ecosystem serves as critical feeding and nesting habitat for various birds, thus compensating the habitat loss and degradation of the natural ecosystem. We want to document the bird species abundance and composition at Sabak Bernam granary area, located in West Peninsular Malaysia. The s...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-04, Vol.736 (1), p.12041
Main Authors: Mohd-Taib, F S, Mohd-Saleh, W, Rosli, M Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Aquatic birds
Birds
Distribution patterns
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Environmental degradation
Geographical distribution
Granaries
Guilds
Habitat loss
Habitats
Nesting
Pest control
Pests
Phases
Rice
Scavenging
Species diversity
Species richness
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Summary:Paddy field ecosystem serves as critical feeding and nesting habitat for various birds, thus compensating the habitat loss and degradation of the natural ecosystem. We want to document the bird species abundance and composition at Sabak Bernam granary area, located in West Peninsular Malaysia. The species distribution pattern was known to associate with rice growing stages. Birds was observed with a week of survey in each rice growing phases using point-count method. Overall, 40 species and 23 families have been recorded from all growing phases. Ploughing phase showed the highest bird abundance (736 individuals), while, maturation phase showed the highest species richness (31 species) and reproductive phase recorded the highest species diversity (H = 2.474). Waterbirds were the most dominant family which consists of Ardeidae, Alcedinidae and Rallidae. Three migrant and one vagrant were recorded in this study. Insectivory was the most abundant guild, dominated by Pacific swallow ( Hirundo tahitica ). However, there were no significant differences between all feeding guilds at different phases (df = 3, p > 0.05). This study indicates that although several species were pest upon rice buds, many of them play a crucial role in paddy field ecosystem services, particularly for pest control, reduce weeds and scavenging on carcasses. Therefore, this man-made wetland habitat area able to harbour a great diversity of birds and indirectly give benefits to the farmers.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/736/1/012041