Abstract
Batu Ampar mangrove is an important bird habitat especially for birds which have relation to mangrove ecosystem in West Kalimantan. The research was conducted in February to March 2007, at mangrove Batu Ampar demo site. Sampling was done to get representative area for bird survey. The 19 transects were chosen as sampling site to collect bird data such as species and number of individual. Bird surveys were carried out using Reconnaissance method and IPA (Index Point of Abundance) count method. The length of each transect was approximately 500 m. The results showed that the bird community’s structure was dominated by insectivorous birds represented approximately 60% of total bird’s species at mangrove Batu Ampar demo site. The abundance between numbers of individual with the birds species have relation pattern like J opposite. Percentage of dominant bird species was approximately 11%, those are such as stork billed kingfisher, white-collared kingfisher, common iora, chestnuts-rumped babbler, Strip-Tit Babbler, magpie robin, ashy tailorbird, mangrove blue flycatcher, pied fantail, mangrove whistler, brown-throated sunbird and Cooper-Throated Sunbird. Vertical structure of mangrove vegetation was used by birds at mangrove Batu Ampar demo site is mainly B stratum, and it be used around 60 % birds species. Based on dendrogram analysis there were 5 cluster birds species. The mangrove bird specialists found at sampling area were mangrove blue flycatcher and cooper throated sunbird.
Highlights
Mangrove Batu Ampar covers an area of approximately 14.050 ha and it is one of Kapuas River estuarine ecosystem
The higher number of bird species is at mangrove primer habitat
Fifty-seven (57) species of birds have been identified occur at the mangrove area, including two species of mangrove specialist i.e, mangrove blue flycatcher and cooper throated sunbird present
Summary
Mangrove Batu Ampar covers an area of approximately 14.050 ha and it is one of Kapuas River estuarine ecosystem. Batu Ampar mangrove is natural mangrove which it occurs at Kubu Raya district formerly was Pontianak District, West Kalimantan province. The mangrove is a unique ecosystem and fragile, it presents both ecosystem terrestrial and brackish water. The mangrove has an important function on such as nursery ground, spawning ground, and habitat of wildlife include the bird. Besides for bird's habitat, mangrove Batu Ampar has the social and economical function for people who live surrounding the area. Local people used mangrove for many purposes such as chips, charcoal, and for fish pond. If the mangroves are not well managed, it will cause a decrease both in the quality and quantity of mangrove as well as the bird's habitat
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