Nesting tree

characteristic

Senna spectabilis

Kahakona

(Mean ± SD)

Dymorphocalyx glabellus

Waliwanna

(Mean ± SD)

Alstonia scholaris

Rukkaththana

(Mean ± SD)

p value

Canopy height/m

5.27 ± 1.05^B

4.91 ± 0.98^C

9.46 ± 1.22^A

0.000*

Bole height/m

1.82 ± 0.71^B

1.80 ± 0.83^B

8.22 ± 1.90^A

0.000*

Tree height/m

7.10 ± 1.15^B

6.71 ± 1.23^B

17.69 ± 2.28^A

0.000*

Canopy diameter/m

8.19 ± 6.53^B

6.51 ± 0.81^C

12.60 ± 0.74^A

0.000*

DBH/m

0.41 ± 0.04^B

0.42 ± 0.06^B

0.79 ± 0.12^A

0.000*