Species Composition And Diversity Of Avian Fauna Of Beheretsigie Central And Ferencye Recreational Parks In Addis Ababa Ethio

An ecological study on birds in urban habitats was carried out from August 2006 tornMarch 2007 in Beheretsigie, Central and Ferencye Recreational Parks of Addis Ababa,rncovering both the wet and dry seasons. Total count method was used to obtain data onrnspecies composition, diversity and abundance of the avian communities. A total of 47173rnindividuals of 102 species belonging to 39 families were recorded. The relativernabundance of bird species was determined using encounter rates that give crude ordinalrnscale. The result showed that most of the species were common. Seasonal fluctuation inrnthe abundance of bird species was observed during the study period. Shannon-Wienerrnand Simpson Similarity Index were used to analyze the diversity and similarity of birdrnspecies of the study sites. The species diversity was the highest in Behertsigie (H’=3.753)rnand the least in Ferencye (H’=3.230) Recreational Parks during both seasons. Therernwere significant differences in the number of species identified in each site during thernstudy period (χ2rn= 17.636, df= 2, p=

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