Diversity and abundance of birds in dumpsites of Afar region, Ethiopia: implication for conservation

Tesfahunegny, Weldemariam; Assefa, Alembrhan

doi:10.1186/s40850-023-00177-6

BMC Zoology

Table 1 Bird species recorded in dumpsites of Afar, Ethiopia

From: Diversity and abundance of birds in dumpsites of Afar region, Ethiopia: implication for conservation

Order	Family	Common name	Scientific name	Status	RA
Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	EN	3.81
		Griffon Vulture ^D	Gyps fulvus	LC	2.11
		Lappet-faced Vulture ^D	Torgos tracheliotos	EN	1.92
		Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	CR	2.93
		Rüppell’s Vulture ^W	Gyps rueppellii	CR	3.03
		White-headed Vulture ^D	Trigonoceps occipitalis	CR	2.62
		White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	CR	3.3
		Lammergeier ^W	Gypaetus barbatus	NT	2.16
		Black Kite	Milvus migrans	LC	2.01
		Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius	LC	2.55
		Montagu’s Harrier	Circus pygargus	LC	1.67
		Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	LC	1.55
		Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	LC	1.43
		African Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus spilogaster	LC	1.77
		African Fish Eagle ^D	Haliaeetus vocife	LC	1.94
	Corvidae	Thick-billed Raven ⁺	Corvus crassirostris	LC	1.5
		Fan-tailed Raven	Corvus rhipidurus	LC	2.5
		Pied Crow	Corvus albus	LC	3.35
Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae	Marabou Stork ^D	Leptoptilos crumenifer	LC	3.83
Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	African Sacred Ibis ^W	Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	3.37
	Ardeidae	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	LC	2.57
Pterocliformes	Pteroclidae	Lichtenstein’s Sand Grouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	1.8
Struthioniformes	Struthionidae	Common Ostrich ^D	Struthio camelus	LC	0.82
Coraciiformes	Coraciidae	Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus	LC	1.99
	Meropidae	Northern Carmine Bee-eater ^W	Merops nubicoides	LC	2.26
Suliformes	Phalacrocoracidae	Long- tailed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus	LC	1.65
	Anhingidae	African Darter	Anhinga rufa	LC	1.92
Anseriformes	Anatidae	Egyptian Goose ^W	Alopochen aegyptiaca	LC	3.35
Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Super Winged Plover	anellus spinosus	LC	1.41
		Black-headed Lapwing	Vanellus tectus	LC	2.28
		Black-winged Lapwing	Vanellus melanopterus	LC	1.43
		Grey Heron ^W	Ardea cinerea	LC	2.45
	Burhinidae	Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis	LC	1.14
	Scolopacidae	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	LC	1.11
	Recurvirostridae	Black-winged Stilt ^W	Himantopus himantopus	LC	1.19
Passeriformes	Pycnonotidae	Dodson’s Bulbul	Pycnonotus dodsoni	LC	1.36
		Common Bulbul ^W	Pycnonotus barbatus	LC	2.04
	Ploceidae	Northern Masked Weaver ^W	Ploceus taeniopterus	LC	2.76
		Red-billed Quelea	Quelea Quelea	LC	4.58
	Hirundinidae	White-tailed Swallow ^W	Hirundo megaensis	VU	1.65
	Motacillidae	Golden Pipit	Tmetothylacus tenellus	LC	1.67
	Sturnidae	Shelly Starling ^W	Lamprotornis shelleyi	LC	1.58
	Estrildidae	Red-billed Fire Finch	Lagonosticta senegala	LC	1.46
Columbiformes	Columbidae	Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	LC	1.53
		Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	LC	1.79
Bucerotiformes	Bucerotidae	Von Der Decken’s Horn bill	Tockus deckeni	LC	1.21
Otidiformes	Otididae	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori	NT	0.85
		Arabian Bustard ^D	Ardeotis arabs	NT	0.8

Where, W = species recorded only during wet season, D = species recorded only during dry season, + = endemic species, CR = critically endangered, EN = endangered, VU = vulnerable, LC = least concern, NT = near-threatened, RA = relative abundance, Unmarked species = recorded in both wet and dry seasons

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