Bird Diversity in Urban Residential Areas: In Supporting Sustainable Agriculture
Bird Diversity in Urban Residential Areas: In Supporting Sustainable Agriculture
Hadinoto Hadinoto1, Lili Zalizar2*, Joko Triwanto3, Ervayenri Ervayenri1, Endang Dwi Purbajanti4, Hasni Ruslan5, Imran Ullah6 and Eni Suhesti1
ABSTRACT
ood and shelter availability affect birds in an area, and a decline in bird diversity may affect its function change. Urban residential areas can serve as bird living spaces besides human dwellings since green sections are deduced to support bird activities. Through direct and indirect field observation in such areas, this study aims to determine bird diversity, bird richness, bird evenness rates, and vegetation composition. Data taken covers activity, encounter time, species, quantity, and behavior and is presented in a descriptive analysis. Observations were found and recorded as a result 1 006 bird individuals of 20 species belong to 14 families, with Bondol Peking (Lonchura punctulate Linnaeus, 1758), Cucak Kutilang (Pycnonotus aurigaster Vieillot, 1818) and Burung Gereja (Passer domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) as the most dominant species at 19.38 %, 12.43 %, and 11.93 %, respectively. The diversity index (H’) is 2.59, while the evenness index (E) is 0.86, and the richness index (R) is 2.75. Regarding density, Bondol Peking (19.50) is the most dominant, followed by Cucak Kutilang (12.50) and Burung Gereja (12.00), density in this case is the number of individuals divided by the observation area.. Birds in residential landscapes function as human leftover food control systems, ecosystem protectors, and indicators of environmental change. They assist sustainable agricultural activities in seeding, dispersal, pollinating plants, and controlling pests.
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July 2023
Vol. 39, Sp. Iss. 1
