Effects of Water Level Fluctuation on Waterbirds Distribution and Aquatic Vegetation Composition at Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Table 2

List of waterbird species with relative abundance recorded in Lotus Swamp at Paya Indah Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia.

Rank	Family name	Common name	Scientific name	No. of observations	%
1	Rallidae	Purple swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	78	23.42
2	Ardeidae	Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	52	15.62
3	Alcidinidae	White-throated kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	51	15.32
4	Ardeidae	Yellow bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis	42	12.61
5	Rallidae	White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	38	11.41
6	Rallidae	Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	28	8.41
7	Rallidae	Ballion's crake	Porzana pusilla	11	3.30
8	Charadriidae	Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	8	2.40
9	Jacanidae	Pheasant-tailed jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	6	1.80
10	Rallidae	White-browed crake	Porzana cinerea	5	1.50
11	Ardeidae	Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	4	1.20
12	Ardeidae	Little heron	Butorides striatus	3	0.90
13	Scolopacidae	Common sandpiper	Tringa. hypoleucos	2	0.60
14	Podicipedidae	Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	0.60
15	Alcidinidae	Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	1	0.30
16	Anatidae	Cotton pygmy goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	1	0.30
17	Rallidae	Water cock	Gallicerx cinerea	1	0.30
		Total		333