Species richness of birds along a rainforest elevational gradient in New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aim: We examined bird communities along a forest elevational gradient in New Britain, Papua New Guinea.Location: Elevational gradient (500-1,100 m) in New Britain, Papua New GuineaTaxon: BirdsMethods: We collected data on bird communities at four sites (200 m elevational increment) during one survey which lasted 9 days at site. We used point counts and mist-netting at each site. All methods are described in the associated Word file.Results: We recorded 6,514 bird individuals belonging to 87 bird speciesMain conclusions: We detected only very low decrease in species richness with increasing elevation, from 68 to 60 bird species.