Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Bird in Jabal Awlia Dam in Khartoum State, Sudan in 2014

Abstract

This study describes bird fauna in Jabal Awlia area (Forest and Khazan), with emphasis on wetland. The study was conducted under natural conditions at Jabal Awlia area, Sudan.To the best of my knowledge, no previous studies were conducted in this area, so the studies of the area become basic necessity.The objective of this study were to document avifauna of Jabal Awlia –Identify avifauna, document their seasonal movement, as far as possible, quantify such changes during the wet and dry seasons. The investigation was carried out between (April-November 2014).The study area was patrolled by car and on food from 6.30am to 5 pm(direct observation ), identification of birds was executed using (Williams 1991 and Sinclair and Ryan 2010), Afield binocular Pentax of magnification (10×50) at approximately (4-8m) were used for observation of birds.The result was tabulated in months, there were 44species.The highest numbers of bird which were recorded in wet season was 1615.The Sparrow house Passer domesticus and some Ardeidae species, Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis,Little egret Egretta garzetta were the abundant species throughout surveyed area which they represented more than half (53.2).