A Brief Survey On Birds From Pulau Perhentian Besar, Terengganu

Abstract

Island avian biodiversity is an important component where islands may act as centers for certain species that can only survive in those isolated ecosystems. A total of 57 observations for 11 species representing 7 families and 1 individual from 1 species representing 1 family through mist-netting method were recorded at Pulau Perhentian Besar, Terengganu from 13th to 20th September 2015 to add to the inventory of the diversity of birds. The most observed bird was the Ducula bicolour (Pied Imperial Pigeon) and the Copsychus malabaricus (White-rumped Shama) with a total number of 26.32% observations. Only one individual representing 9.09% species from 14.29% family was caught through mist-netting method which is the White-rumped shama (C. malabaricus).