Species Composition, Abundance and Diversity of Birds in Borgu Sector of Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria
Abstract
The study focused on species composition, abundance and diversity of bird species in Borgu sector of Kainji Lake National park, Nigeria. Line transects were established in aiding the collection of data on bird species. Data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) as well as Simpson diversity index. The result on the checklist of birds obtained showed that there were 166 species belonging to 28 families. Results of the relative abundance of bird’s species showed that cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis: 77.88) and Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis: 0.29) had the highest and lowest relative abundance respectively. The result of the Simpson diversity index (0.939) of bird species by families showed that the family of Ardeidae (593) and Sturnidae (392) had the highest and lowest number of bird’s species respectively. Environmental education (conservation, production and enrichment) campaign should be carried out on the status of birds and other components of the ecosystem to boost the tourism potentials of the park.
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