Role of magpie in bird community formation in secondary forest

Abstract

We analyzed a bird community in a secondary forest and the results show that the magpie was one of the key groups in the secondary forest. The key group is identified based on the nests used by other birds at a rate of 25%–40.17%. The size of the community is different and the number of these key groups is not certain.

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