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Wet Season Abundance And Distribution Of Riparian Birds In Morogoro Municipal, Tanzania
Abstract
The taxonomic composition, species richness, abundance and distribution of riparian avifauna in Morogoro Municipal were assessed between March and May 2001 at random points along Kikundi, Morogoro and Ngerengere rivers. The point count method with unlimited radius was employed, and the same points were used throughout the study period. Of the fifty-eight bird species identified twenty- seven (47 %) were recorded along Kikundi River; twenty-eight (48 %) along Morogoro River and forty (69 %) along Ngerengere River. Species richness did not vary significantly (x2 = 3.303; p> 0.05) among the rivers, but abundance differences were significant (x2 = 46.105; p<05). It was recommended that patches of natural vegetation in farm areas along rivers and away be left for bird conservation purposes because they tended to support more bird species than sheer stands of crops.
TJFNC Vol. 75 2004: pp. 17-28
