Bird communities in the natural spruce-beech forests in the Veľká Fatra Mts, Western Carpathians

Abstract

The qualitative-quantitative composition of bird communities in the natural spruce-beech forests in the Veľká Fatra mountains (Slovakia) was studied during the spring season (April–June) in 2008–2010, using the strip transect method on three study plots. The bird assemblage of the investigated spruce-beech forests comprised 49 bird species at a density of 58.4 ind. per 10 ha. Bird community in the natural spruce-beech forest Skalná alpa was the richest (49 species at a density of 62.5 ind./10 ha). At the locality Suchý vrch were found 48 species at a density of 57.8 ind./10 ha, on the study plot Čierny kameň were identified 45 species at a density of 55.4 ind./10 ha.