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Diversity of Birds in Bidong Island

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Bidong Island

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Bidong Island is one of the least known islands in terms of birds; very few surveys have been conducted on this island. The island is part of a small archipelago called Bidong Laut, located to the northwest of Kuala Terengganu, on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A total count of 30 bird species, from 19 families and 25 genera were found on this island between 2006 and 2020. Collected data (nine days) were analysed for biodiversity indices. Alpha diversity indices showed variations among sampling years, Simpson 1-D range 0.76–0.89; Shannon (H) range 1.74–2.48; species richness 8–16 species; dominance (D) range 0.11–0.24. Species richness estimators indicate that more species can be added with additional sampling and better coverage of the island area. The relatively low avian species richness compared to other east coast islands is discussed. Further surveys during migration season can reveal the importance of this island as a stop over site for several migratory species.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Universiti Malaysia Terengganu for providing logistics during field surveys at Bidong Island. Thanks to students of the field course at Bidong who assisted in data collection, and to the reviewers for their valuable comments on an earlier version of this chapter.

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  1. Biology Department, Faculty of Education, University of Tripoli, University Post, PO Box 13793, Tripoli, Libya

    Abdulmaula Hamza

  2. Malaysian Nature Society Terengganu Branch, 1926, Bkt Kubang Jambu, 20050, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Abdulmaula Hamza & Anuar Mcafee

  3. Centre for Fundamental Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

    Anuar Mcafee

  4. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

    Amirrudin Ahmad

  5. Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

    Amirrudin Ahmad

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  1. Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Ong Meng Chuan

  2. Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Melissa Beata Martin

  3. Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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  4. Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Wahizatul Afzan Azmi

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A collage of selected species of birds from Bidong Island, numbers corresponding to species name at Table 8.3. Photo credits Anuar McAfee and A Hamza

Table 8.3 List of bird species from Bidong Island and its status, according to IUCN Red List and Wildlife Conservation Act (WCA2010). LC = Least Concern; TP = Totally Protected species; HS = Hunted species, NL = Not listed in WCA 2010
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Hamza, A., Mcafee, A., Ahmad, A. (2022). Diversity of Birds in Bidong Island. In: Chuan, O.M., Martin, M.B., Nurulnadia, M.Y., Afzan Azmi, W. (eds) Bidong Island. Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91924-5_8

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