Document Type : Research article
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Department of Agricultural Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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Department of Agricultural Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
Abstract
A field experiment was carried out in order to study the population fluctuations of harmful wild birds at four different habitats, i.e., Nearby animal's farm, field crops, honeybee apiary and trees. This study was carried out in planted areas at farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Al–Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt during December 2018 till November 2020. The study proved that there are four species of wild birds it is present throughout the year in the study area. The four species were house sparrow, Passer domusticus niloticus, hooded crow, Corvus corone sardonius, palm dove, Streptopilia senegalensis egyptica and rock dove, Columba livia schimpari. The study showed that the highest population of house sparrow was recorded in fields nearby trees, followed by fields nearby honeybee apiary and fields nearby field crops. Then the lowest population was in fields nearby animal's farm. Also, the population of hooded crow was highest in fields nearby animal's farm and trees, followed by fields nearby honeybee apiary. Then the lowest numbers were recorded in fields nearby field crops. As for the palm dove the highest population were in fields nearby trees, followed by fields nearby honeybee apiary, followed by fields nearby animal's farm. And the lowest population recorded in fields nearby field crops. Finally, the rock dove bird recorded the highest population in fields nearby animal's farm, followed by fields nearby honeybee apiary and fields nearby trees. As for the lowest population of rock dove were in fields nearby field crops.
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