Changes of a forest bird community in Hong Kong in 10 years
香港大埔滘天然次生林鸟类群落结构变化

The changes in the bird community structure of the largest natural secondary forest of Hong Kong over 10 years were investigated. Densities of the 10 most abundant species in 1993-1995 and 2003-2005 were compared using t-test. All resident habitat generalists showed significant decline in densities. Two forest specialists showed significant increase in densities, one is native and the other is exotic species. The trend of change of forest bird community of Hong Kong is mainly related to the absence of nearby forests that could act as "source" of forest dependent species to colonize the local secondary forests, and the invasion of exotic species.