Abstract:
There was no data available on the type of food and the height of the perch for birds
to eat that food at the Banua Botanical Garden, Banjarbaru. The research aimed to identify the type
of bird food and determine the perch height where birds eat. Data were collected from three types
of habitat, namely open land, mixed vegetation, and acacia vegetation. Through the survey and
point count with a maximum radius of 50 m at 07.00-10.00 and 16.00‒18.30 for 3 replications, birds
were observed and the occurrences ― when a certain bird species ate a certain type of food at a
certain perch height above ground level― was calculated. Types of food were grouped into fruit,
grains, nectar, insects, fish, and others. The height of the perch was divided into three classes,
namely Class A (0 - <5 m from ground level), Class B (5 - <10 m), and Class C (10 - <15 m). There
are 315 occurrences carried out by 24 bird species (19 families). The most common occurrence is
birds eating fruit and grains. The most common perch height where birds do so is Class A
