Planting Profiles’ Impact on Bird Species Diversity in Taman Botani Negara, Shah Alam

The influence of planting profiles on avian diversity is poorly quantified in managed park landscapes. The study’s objectives are to investigate the effects of vegetation structure, plant composition, and canopy complexity on bird species richness and diversity, besides their consequences for bird abundance, distribution patterns, and foraging guilds across selected zones of Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam (TBNSA). Vegetation profiling and standardized avifaunal point counts were applied, along with diversity indices and non-parametric statistics. The results revealed significant inter-zone differences (H = 8.24, p < 0.05); exhibiting canopy cover, vertical layering, and native plant proportion as strong predictors of diversity.