Research Article
Composition and Diversity Variation of Avifauna, along Different Vegetative Habitat Types in a Human-Modified Area, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Table 1
Habitat categorization depending on the nature and percentage of tree cover of the environment.
| Habitat Number (H) | Common name of the habitat | Percentage of cover of the wooded vegetation (%) | Type of the habitat |
| H 1 | Saiba ground (SG) | 1.7 | open ground | H 2 | Gym canteen premises (GCP) | 21.7 | Low wooded | H 3 | Medical centre area (MCA) | 63.9 | Highly wooded | H 4 | Mee amba sevana (MAS) | 91.4 | Highly wooded | H 5 | Girls’ hostel complex (GHC) | 27.3 | Low wooded | H 6 | Management and IT department premises (MIT) | 36.4 | Moderately wooded | H 7 | English language training unit premises (ELTU) | 55.3 | Moderately wooded | H 8 | Thal weta premises (TWP) | 26.8 | Low wooded |
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Note: The percentage of wood cover was calculated, area of canopy cover of habitat with reference to total area of the habitat.
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