Surveys of Bird Species in the Gunung Basor, Kelantan

Abstract

This document reports the avian survey results in Gunung Basor, in the state of Kelantan (5°29'N, 101°50'E).The survey is part of the Pergau Expedition 2019 conducted by TNBR-UMK (Tenaga Nasional Berhad Research-Universiti Malaysia Kelantan). In this study, a total of 32 point stations at 200 meters interval were established. Point stations were approached stealthily and any birds setected had been recorded. The two-day survey 23 species of birds had been recorded. The results show the recorded birds were mostly very high altitude of species-packing (from low elevations up to 60m to 2000m), except for four species that are common residents at low elevations. Of the 23 species, eight species were noteworthy records. Two species were not previously reported in Kelantan, three species are winter visitors and two species are classified as Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List.