INCIDENCE OF SOME WILD BIRDS AT ASSUIT GOVERNORATE

Abstract

This article deals with the incidence of some wild birds at Assiut and their suburbs during 2003 & 2004 .Twenty seven bird species belonging to 9 orders and 21families were recorded from different habitat in the old land at Assiut , while at the new reclaimed area only seventeen bird species belonging to 7 orders and 14 families were observed . The statistical analysis of data showed insignificant positive correlation between the density of birds versus temperature during 2003 and 2004(r=0.374and t=.339 ). On the other side , the relative humidity also showed insignificant negative correlation with the population density of birds during the two years of study (r=-0.202and -0.052).