Avian Diversity And Abundance In Addis Ababa Abattoirs Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Study on Avian diversity and abundance in Addis Ababa Abattoir was carried out from February 2019 to July 2019. The Addis Ababa abattoir is a home to different kinds of birds due to the presence of scraps of animals in abattoirs. Point count method, was employed to record the diversity and relative abundance of individual bird species. The site supports eight species of birds that are grouped under three orders and four families. Know a day six of them are common in the area. Themost commonly observed avian species were hooded vulture, (Necrosyrte monachus), Marabou stork, (Liptoptilos crumeniferus) Wattled Ibis, .(Bostrychia carunculata) pied crow, (Corvus capensis) African white backed vulture (Corvus albus),and sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) The abundant species were hooded vulture and African white backed vulture. Dry season had the highest species diversity and evenness (H=4.64), (E=0.59) and Species abundance (4557).The lowest species diversity, and abundance were recorded in wet season (H=2.4, E=0.18, and species abundance =1073, respectively). Feeding activity was from 10:30 – 11:30h at the mornning. The urbanization and cleared scrapes of animals or less amount of food availability affected bird community in depriving roosting trees. Most of the vultures were observed coming from south west direction of the study area.

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