BIRD SPECIES ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN A LOGGED FOREST RESERVE EDO STATE NIGERIA

Okosodo, E. F and Kolawole, O.O. and Ogundare, A.G (2019) BIRD SPECIES ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN A LOGGED FOREST RESERVE EDO STATE NIGERIA. FEPI-JOPAS, 1 (1). pp. 83-90. ISSN 2714-2531

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Abstract

The abundance and diversity of avian species was studied in Ologbo Concession, Edo state Nigeria. The study area was divided into three compartments based on their different land use types. A total of 60 transect lines were randomly laid out and 20 transect lines per a compartment. The minimum distance between two transect lines was 200m. The number of transect lines was determined by the site size. Data were collected for six months (Dry and Wet seasons) in 20018. Fifty-five (31) bird species were recorded in the Farmland, seventy (70) bird species in the Fallow Area and one hundred and fifteen (115) species encountered in the Undisturbed forest area. In all, a total of 136 bird species belonging to 43 families and 18 orders were recorded in the three study sites, the order Passeriformes had the highest frequency (51 %) of the entire number of birds recorded, while the dominant families were Pycnonotidae, Cuculidae and Estrilidae. One endangered bird species, African Grey Parrot and two rare species of hornbill Black and White casqued Hornbill and Yellow Casqued Hornbill were encountered in the study area. The Shannon diversity index was highest in the undisturbed forest compartment 4.406 than Logged Compartment 3.372 and Farmland Compartment 2.962

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2020 16:34
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2020 16:34
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/435

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