Foraging ecology and occurrence of 7 sympatric babbler species (Timaliidae) in the lowland rainforest of Borneo and peninsular Malaysia

Current Zoology
Alison R StyringFrederick H Sheldon

Abstract

Understanding foraging strategies of birds is essential to understanding mechanisms of their community assembly. To provide such information on a key Southeast Asian rainforest family, the babblers (Timaliidae), we evaluated foraging behavior and abundance in 7 morphologically and behaviorally similar sympatric species (Cyanoderma erythropterum,C. rufifrons,Stachyris maculata,S. nigricollis, S. poliocephala,Macronus ptilosus, andMixornis gularis) in 5 habitats defined by structural complexity: (1) continuous native rainforest, (2) logged native rainforest fragments, (3) mature industrial tree plantation, (4) young industrial plantation, and (5) oil palm plantation. Enough data were obtained to compare abundance in all 7 species and foraging behavior in 5. All species were common in forest fragments and mature industrial tree plantations and less so in continuous rainforest and young industrial plantations; onlyM. gularisoccurred in oil palm. In terms of foraging,M. gulariswas the greatest generalist;C. rufifronsforaged mainly on live leaves in the forest midstory; andS. maculata,C. erythropterum, andM. ptilosusforaged mainly on dead leaves suspended in understory vegetation at significantly different heights. The dead-leaf subs...Continue Reading

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Mar 3, 2017·PloS One·Mohammad Saiful Mansor, Rosli Ramli
May 27, 2017·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·Vivien L ChuaFrederick H Sheldon

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