Abstract
In this work, we studied the avian diversity of an urban environment in the northern Algerian Sahara (Ghardaïa city). Bird data was collected using point counts distributed across three habitats of the urban-rural gradient. A one-way analysis of variance was used to assess the impact of habitat on species richness, number of families, and species abundance. During this study, 44 bird species belonging to 10 orders and 23 families were identified. The highest values of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H' = 3.82), Margalef index (D = 3.66), and Simpson index (D = 0.92) were observed in the rural habitat. The differences in species number, families, and abundance were significant among the different habitats, with rural habitats on the outskirts of the city harboring the greatest number of bird species and families.
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