Composition and Diversity Variation of Avifauna, along Different Vegetative Habitat Types in a Human-Modified Area, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Table 3

The highest bird distribution within selected habitats (according to z value), Kruskal-Wallis test (Minitab 14).

Species	H 1; (Saiba ground)	H 2; (Gym canteen premises)	H3; (Medical centre area)	H4; (Mee amba sevana)	H5; (Girls’ hostel complex)	H6; (Management & IT department)	H 7; (English language teaching unit)	H 8; (Thal weta premises)
Asian brown flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi		-				-		-
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)	-	-
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Black hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
Black-headed munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
Blue tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Brown-breasted flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
Brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Crimson-fronted barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
Forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
Great tit (Parus major)
Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis,)
Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
House swift (Apus nipalensis)
Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Lesser hill myna (Gracula (religiosa) indica)
Loten’s sun bird (Cinnyris lotenius)
Oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis)
Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Shikra (Accipiter badius)
Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
White bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
White throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Yellow billed babbler (Turdoides affinis)

Note: Indication of “” represents the presence of each bird species in each habitat and the double asterisk () represents the significant highest criterion among sites with regard to Z value.