Preliminary Checklists of Birds for the Fura and Furagosa Wildlife Community Based Conservation Area, in Mirab-Abaya District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Amare Gibru

doi:10.47191/ijmra/v4-i4-05

Abstract

The field visit was conducted at Fura and Furagosa community based wildlife conservation area in February 2021. The survey aims to prepare a primary bird checklist. Transect walk data collection method was employed. The record of bird list was presented in a descriptive statics. 37 bird species were recorded during the survey time. Of the species recorded, 25 species were residents, 10 species Palearctic migrants and 2 Intra-African migrants. The survey suggests that further systematic studies of biodiversity are needed.

Highlights

Ethiopia has a large variety of indigenous plant and animal species
The birdlife in Ethiopia is exceptional in East Africa, high number of species recorded with high endemism
The lakes in the Great Rift Valley region abound with numerous species of birds, and wild animals are found in every region (Taylor and Tudorancea, 2002)

Summary

Introduction

Ethiopia has a large variety of indigenous plant and animal species. As of (2014) Ethiopian biodiversity institute report, there were at least 284 species of mammals, 861 species of birds, 201 reptile species, 200 fish species, 63 amphibian species 1225 arthropod(324 butterfly) species and over 6,000 species of plants throughout the country. The birdlife in Ethiopia is exceptional in East Africa, high number of species recorded with high endemism. The lakes in the Great Rift Valley region abound with numerous species of birds, and wild animals are found in every region (Taylor and Tudorancea, 2002).

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