A dataset of bird checklist and community traits in typical forest ecosystems of Dinghushan (2015–2017)

Abstract

Bird diversity and its community structure were important indicators for the long-term monitoring of biodiversity in ecosystems. The typical forest vegetation types were well preserved in Dinghushan National Nature Reserve, including monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, mixed Pinus massoniana/broad-leaved forest and Pinus massoniana coniferous forest. The monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest has been conservation history of more than 400 years. The dataset was systematized sorting and statistics on the long-term monitoring of breeding and wintering of bird communities from 2015 to 2018 in three typical forest vegetation types of Dinghushan Nature Reserve, that is, monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, mixed Pinus massoniana/broad-leaved forest and Pinus massoniana coniferous forest. Field surveys include bird species, number, time, distance, ground height, habitat type, activity substrate and behavior. The diversity index, evenness index, dominance index, similarity coefficient of bird community and occurrence frequency, individual number, average density of bird species in different survey periods were analyzed. A total of 89 species from 9 orders, 35 families were recorded in the dataset. The dataset provides important data support for further strengthening bird community studies and study of inter-species interaction between multiple groups of plants and animals and the protection and management of forest ecosystem in this region.