DIET AND FEEDING ECOLOGY OF GREAT BLUE TURACO CORYTHAEOLA CRISTATA FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN URHONIGBE FOREST RESERVE EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Okosodo, E.F and Solanke, A.S and Sokale, A.I and Ogundare, A.S (2022) DIET AND FEEDING ECOLOGY OF GREAT BLUE TURACO CORYTHAEOLA CRISTATA FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN URHONIGBE FOREST RESERVE EDO STATE, NIGERIA. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 16th & 17th Aug, 2022, 16-17 August, 2022, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria.

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Abstract

This research investigated the food and foraging ecology of the Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in Urhonigbe forest reserve Edo state Nigeria. The aim was to know the food preference of the bird species so that they can be protected. Mature forest and secondary forest were the two land use classifications used to split the research area into divisions. Over the course of a continuous 12-month period, Data on the food and feeding ecology of 12 pairs of Great Blue Turacos with individual sizes ranging from one to three were collected (January-December 2020, The findings of the study showed that the Corythaeola cristata uses resources from 47 plant species, including fruits, flowers, and leaves, also fed on some insects as a supplement diet. Overall, about 74.68% of the birds fed on fruit, followed by 2.08% of the birds who fed on leaves and flowers, and 5.46% fed on insects Ficus latifolia, had the greatest percentage of consumption (8.04%), was followed by Musanga cecropioides (6.04%) and Dacryodes edullis (6.01%) in terms of fruit consumption by these bird species The result of the used plant species' family indicate that . Moraceae contains the most plant species of (9), followed by Euphorbiaceae (7),

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr. Bolanle Yisau I.
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2022 14:48
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2022 14:48
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2053

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