dc.contributor.author | Nachuha, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Ejotre, Imran | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T10:12:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T10:12:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nachuha, S and Ejotre, I (2014)Temporal variation of colonial nesting waterbirds in eastern Uganda. Bird Populations. Vol.13 pp.1-5.Scopus Vol.34 pp.70–72 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12309/131 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate temporal variations in the
populations of tree nesting colonial waterbirds in eastern Uganda. Counts of
breeding pairs were made during a six year period: 2005 and 2008 to 2012. Eight
waterbird species namely, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis, Pink-backed Pelican Pelicanus
carbo, Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica, Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis, African
Spoonbill Platalea alba, Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus, Little Egret
Egretta garzetta and the Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala, were recorded
breeding. There was a decline in the number of nesting sites and breeding pairs
over time. The possible cause of this decline is the cutting down of nesting trees by
man, particularly because most waterbirds chose to nest on the Mvule tree Milicia
excelsa that is also a very good source of timber for the local communities. Except
Pelicanus carbo, all the other waterbird species recorded breeding seem to have
adapted to this habitat loss by nesting on other tree species like Cassia Cassia
spectabilis and Mango Mangifera indica L. It is therefore desirable to find out how
Pelicanus carbo is coping with this habitat loss. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The Institute for Bird Populations | en_US |
dc.subject | Temporal variation | en_US |
dc.subject | Colonial nesting waterbirds | en_US |
dc.subject | Eastern Uganda | en_US |
dc.subject | Ugand | en_US |
dc.subject | Birds | en_US |
dc.subject | Bird nesting | en_US |
dc.subject | Breeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Colonial birds | en_US |
dc.subject | Temporal | en_US |
dc.subject | Waterbirds | en_US |
dc.subject | Milicia excelsa | en_US |
dc.title | Temporal variation of colonial nesting waterbirds in eastern Uganda. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |