Kryštof Chmel, Samuel Jepi & Tania Areori Yellow‐Billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galasea Outline Methods • Study Site • Field Methods • Data collection and analysis RhResearch QtiQuestions Results Discussion Method Study SteSite ‐ Waaganang 3 Closed Primary Forest ‐ 8 Sites Field Methods Total of 178m nets 4 sets with 3 Mist nets: • 1. understorey • 2. Mid level 5 m • 3. Top Level 10m Each set was opened for 3‐4 days Nets checked 1hr and 30 min intervals Opened nets: 6 am Closed nets: after 5 pm Study carried out on the 6th –14th August Data Collection Species Net height Date and Time Sex and Age Moult, Brood Patch and Biometric measures Nail Polish marking for recapture control Data AAlinalysis MS Excel 2007 Statistica 9 Repeated Measures ANOVA Canoco 4.5 RDA ‐ Redundancy Analysis Questions 1. Are canopy mist nets more or less effective than ground nets? 2. Is the abundance of birds different between high (10m), Mid (5m) and ground level? 3. Is there a difference in the species composition between high (10m), Mid (5m) and ground mist nets? Results • 178 m Nets; 7.5 Days • Total of 81 Birds • 29 Species 10 Number of individuals 12 0 6 8 4 2 AlceAzur PtilPulc MelaNigr PoecHypo PtilCaer MicrPusi GallRufi Bird TanyGala CeyxLepi Species ArseInsu MonaChry MonaMana CiciRegi Caught CollMega MeliMega MeliAnal PomaIsid in MonaRubi all RhipRufi CratMuri 8 PitoFerr Sites RhipThre DicrBrac MonaGutt ChalStep AiluBucc GeryChry ToxoNova SymaToro Number of captured birds did not differ in dependence on mist net height (F14 = 0.56720; p = 0.876864). Significant difference in number of captured birds among sites (F14 = 2.431; p = 0.049). Species preference Tanysiptera galatea 10 Ceyx lepidus 8 Melanocharis nigra 8 Monarcha madanensis 5 Meliphaga analoga 6 Toxorhamphus novaeguineae 6 H3 0 .. 1 MelaNigrg ToxoNova TanyGala MeliAnal CeyxLepi H1 MonaMana H2 1.0 -- -1.0 1.0 Number of Individuals Discussion 16 18 10 14 12 6 0 8 4 2 ToxoNova MelaNigr PitoKirh GeryChlor MachFlav PhilMeye MeliAnal Comparing 200 2010 93 Alceazur 2010 Bird RhipMacu individuals; m , November November PoeHypo Species PtilCaer nets; GallRufi with 6 TanyGala days 21 PittSord data Garrisid species CollMega of MeliMega Katka Tvardikova CratMuri ArseInsul CeyxLepi SymaToro Different Bird Species within the two studies. 15 species –SamTanKry 6 species ‐ Katka 6 Current Study Data 2.5 Katka Tvardikova's Study 5 2 ecies ecies pp 4 S Sp 1.5 Bird Bird 3 of of 1 er er bb bb 2 Num Num 1 0.5 0 0 undrestorey midstorey canopy all levels understorey midstorey canopy all levels No difference in the number of captured birds between net heights shows equal distribution of birds in the forest. There is a difference in the number of individuals between sites. Food resources can be higher at various sites Birds can follow certain flight‐routes No species preferences confirmed Data set too insufficient Distance between net heights were not far apart enough to show preference Thank you for your attention.