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Gobal Advanced Research Journal
of Environmental Science and Toxicology (GARJEST) ISSN:
2315-5140
December 2012 Vol. 1(9), pp.
215-225
Copyright © 2012 Global Advanced Research Journals
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Research Paper
Study on birds communities occurring at habitats adjacent to
sewage water in Jeddah province during autumn and spring
seasons
Abdullah J. AL-Ghamdi
Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science King
AbdulAziz University, 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
E-mail:
aalghamdi1@yahoo.com
Accepted December 12, 2012
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A study was conducted to monitor and record bird
communities in the sewage water discharging sites
dominated by water lakes in the eastern section of
Jeddah during autumn and spring seasons of the year
2003. Birds species were monitored in regular visits
2 days every week, recording their presence, their
individual numbers, and observing any other
biological features e.g. presence of nests and the
like. A total of 63 bird species were recorded in
the site during autumn months and 62 bird species
were recorded during spring season. Twenty six
species were resident in the site during both
season’s winter and summer, while 36 species migrate
away from the site during summer months. On the
other hand only 8 bird species left the site and
migrated away during winter season. The bird
recorded with the highest number during winter were
Rappels Weaver with 333 birds, Black Winged Stilt
with 236 birds, House Sparrow with 180 birds,
Olivaceous Warbler with 119 birds and Pallid Swift
with 101 birds. Winter season dominated summer
season by the presence of significantly higher
number of bird species, and this is probably due to
the rise in temperature during summer months. It
seems that some species are affected by high
temperature so they migrate away from the site
during summer.
Keywords:
Birds communities, Sewage water, Seasons, Jeddah.
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