Exploring biodiversity of Indonesian birds with their plant preferences

Abstract

Research on birds' biodiversity with their plant preferences has been done in the water sources area of Sumber Kendedes, Sumber Waras, and Sumber Taman, Malang, Indonesia. This research aimed to explore the composition of birds based on their conservation status and the analysis of birds community with their plant preferences around the water sources. The silent observation was used to scrutinize the birds around those areas. The observation was done by binocular and camera to observe and to photograph the examined birds, respectively. Subsequently, the recognized plant was noted to analyze as the bird's preferences. The results of this research showed that there are 15 species of birds in Sumber Kendedes. In this area, the plant preference is Ficus racemosa L. Meanwhile, there are 13 bird species in Sumber Waras, with Ficus sp., and Bamboo as their plant's preferences. Furthermore, at the Sumber Taman, there are 25 bird species, with Ficus sp., Albizia chinensis, and Bamboo as their plant's preferences. The levels of biodiversity species richness are moderate. Meanwhile, the level of equality of individuals is relatively low.