Avian data from Kenyir rainforest trail

• Main Authors: Bryan Raveen Nelson, Gertrude David, Ahmad Fakhrurrazi Mokhtar, Mazrul Aswady Mamat, Abdul Jalil Abdul Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918315129

This data article is constructed using avian (bird) counts from a recently identified trail in Kenyir rainforest, East Peninsular Malaysia. Avian chirps and naked eye visual were simultaneously used to locate the birds. After visual binocular and digital image inspection, identification of avian species were carried out using reference books. Data tabulation are divided by monsoon seasons and months before interpret using Shannon and Evenness indices. The highlights like feeding guilds, nativity, iconic species and statuses in the wild are presented with the data to increase its value. Within these, a total of 457 avian individuals from 36 avian family groups were recorded from which, 25 of these avian species occur as near threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered in the wild. Having these, the tabulated data becomes a calendar for seasonal availability of avian species which considers the 1.0 km trail suitable for bird watching, scientific study and ecotourism purposes.