Biodiversity of Birds with their Plants Preferences at Sumber Kendedes, Sumber Waras, and Sumber Taman, Malang, East Java
Fatchur Rohman(a*), Bima Diwanata(b) , Farid Akhsani(a) , Bagus Priambodo(a), Sri Rahayu Lestari(a)
(a) Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang Indonesia
(b) Graduate students of Biology Education, Universitas Negeri Malang Indonesia
Abstract
The 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, East Java Province. The aim of this research was to explore the composition of birds based on their conservation status and the analysis of birds community with their plant-s 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 birds preferences. The results of this research showed that in Sumber Kendedes are composing of 15 species of birds. In this area, the plant preference is Ficus racemosa L.. While at the Sumber Waras are consists of 13 bird species, with their plants preferences are Ficus sp., and Bamboo. Furthermore, at the Sumber Taman are consists of 25 species, with their plants preferences are Ficus sp., Albizia chinensis, and Bamboo. The level of biodiversity is at a moderate level, as well as the level of species richness. Meanwhile, the level of equality of individual was tending to low.
Keywords: Biodiversity, Birds, Plants preferences, Water sources
Topic: Bioconservation