Ecology of avian settlements in Lake Tonga (Northeast Algeria)
Lake Tonga is an integral reserve within the El-Kala National Park, Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site. This study consists in determining the diversity and phenology status of waterbirds in this reserve over an entire annual cycle (2017–2018). The census was carried out from fixed observation points...
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zoodiv-article-932023-03-22T18:55:49Z Ecology of avian settlements in Lake Tonga (Northeast Algeria) K. Loucif M. Bara A. Grira M. C. Maazi A. Hamli M. Houhamdi Lake Tonga bird diversity phenology waterbirds bird breeding Lake Tonga is an integral reserve within the El-Kala National Park, Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site. This study consists in determining the diversity and phenology status of waterbirds in this reserve over an entire annual cycle (2017–2018). The census was carried out from fixed observation points. Of the 35 species recorded, wintering birds dominate with 12 species (34 %), followed by breeding sedentary species with 11 species (32 %). The breeding water bird populations are dominated by the common coot Fulica atra, (with a maximum of 6,033 birds) followed by the Anatidae, Herons and Grebes. Lake Tonga is a breeding area for several avian species and a recruitment site for a multitude species bird during the wintering period. Three Anatidae nest at Lake Tonga: the white-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala, the ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca and the mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2020-07-20 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/93 10.15407/zoo2020.04.275 Zoodiversity; Vol. 54 No. 4 (2020): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 54 № 4 (2020): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2020.04 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/93/35 Copyright (c) 2020 Zoodiversity https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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Ecology of avian settlements in Lake Tonga (Northeast Algeria) |
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Lake Tonga is an integral reserve within the El-Kala National Park, Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site. This study consists in determining the diversity and phenology status of waterbirds in this reserve over an entire annual cycle (2017–2018). The census was carried out from fixed observation points. Of the 35 species recorded, wintering birds dominate with 12 species (34 %), followed by breeding sedentary species with 11 species (32 %). The breeding water bird populations are dominated by the common coot Fulica atra, (with a maximum of 6,033 birds) followed by the Anatidae, Herons and Grebes. Lake Tonga is a breeding area for several avian species and a recruitment site for a multitude species bird during the wintering period. Three Anatidae nest at Lake Tonga: the white-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala, the ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca and the mallard Anas platyrhynchos. |
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