A bird survey of Sungai Kangkawat Research Station Imbak Canyon Conservation Area Sabah

Hilda Jelembai Neilson Ilan, . and Mohamad Fizl Sidq Ramji, . and Wong Anna, . and Annabel Timothy Pianzin, . and Nur Nadhirah Izzaty Selamat, . and Nor Atiqah Norazlimi, . and Ng Wen Teng, . and Nur Syamimi Makbul, . A bird survey of Sungai Kangkawat Research Station Imbak Canyon Conservation Area Sabah. pp. 321-332. ISSN 2550-1909

A bird survey was conducted at the Sungai Kangkawat Research Station (117334.593E 5429.187N) Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Sabah from 5 until 8 October 2018. The objective of this survey was to produce a preliminary checklist of bird species in the study area. The primary method used was mist-netting with occasional observation from vocal and visual identification. A total of 30 mistnets were deployed for 11 hours (0630-1730 hr.) for four consecutive days with a final accumulation of 1840 net/hours. Overall 59 species comprising 23 families were recorded throughout the survey. Of these 114 individuals were netted representing 41 species from 13 families. The most abundant species caught was the Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra with 26 individuals. Additionally 18 species from 10 different families were identified via opportunistic sighting and vocalisation. This includes one Critically Endangered (Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil) three Vulnerable (i.e. Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus and Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii and 20 other Near-threatened species. Four endemic species were recorded namely the Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandi Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri and Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii. We expect higher diversity of birds in ICCA because the species accumulation curve did not reach an asymptote until the last day of sampling. This suggests additional trapping effort with point counts along predetermined transects should be considered for future surveys.

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Abstract

A bird survey was conducted at the Sungai Kangkawat Research Station (117334.593E 5429.187N) Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Sabah from 5 until 8 October 2018. The objective of this survey was to produce a preliminary checklist of bird species in the study area. The primary method used was mist-netting with occasional observation from vocal and visual identification. A total of 30 mistnets were deployed for 11 hours (0630-1730 hr.) for four consecutive days with a final accumulation of 1840 net/hours. Overall 59 species comprising 23 families were recorded throughout the survey. Of these 114 individuals were netted representing 41 species from 13 families. The most abundant species caught was the Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra with 26 individuals. Additionally 18 species from 10 different families were identified via opportunistic sighting and vocalisation. This includes one Critically Endangered (Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil) three Vulnerable (i.e. Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus and Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii and 20 other Near-threatened species. Four endemic species were recorded namely the Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandi Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri and Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii. We expect higher diversity of birds in ICCA because the species accumulation curve did not reach an asymptote until the last day of sampling. This suggests additional trapping effort with point counts along predetermined transects should be considered for future surveys.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Birds
AGROVOC Term:	ornithology
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental assessment
AGROVOC Term:	Data collection
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Endemics
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Habitat improvement
AGROVOC Term:	Sabah
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10223

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