Composition and Diversity of Bird Community in the Chemoga Wetland and the Associated Human-Modified Landscapes, East Gojjam, Ethiopia
Table 1
Bird species composition in the Chemoga wetland and the associated human-modified habitats during the study period.
Family
Scientific name
Common name
Wetland
Human-modified
IUCN 2022
Dry
Wet
Dry
Wet
Threskiornithidae
Platalea alba
African spoonbill
—
4
—
—
LC
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Sacred ibis
80
120
—
—
LC
Bostrychia carunculata
Wattled ibisEB
60
86
20
22
LC
Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada ibis
73
26
14
18
LC
Ardeidae
Ardea melanocephala
Black-headed heron
6
4
—
—
LC
Bubulcus ibis
Cattle egret
64
60
—
—
LC
Egretta garzetta
Little egret
150
40
—
—
LC
Egretta alba
Great egret
28
34
—
—
LC
Scopidae
Scopus umbretta
Hamerkop
4
9
—
—
LC
Ciconiidae
Ciconia episcopus
Woolly-necked stork
4
2
—
—
LC
Ciconia abdimii
Abdim’s stork
12
—
—
—
LC
Ciconia ciconia
White stork
120
—
—
—
LC
Anatidae
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Egyptian goose
300
250
—
—
LC
Sarkidiornis melanotos
African comb duck
8
—
—
—
LC
Tadorna ferruginea
Ruddy shelduck
14
—
—
—
LC
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced whistling duck
—
40
—
—
LC
Anas undulate
Yellow-billed duck
—
30
—
—
LC
Columbidae
Columba guinea
Speckled pigeon
40
20
18
12
LC
Columba albitorques
White-collared pigeonEB
30
18
8
8
LC
Streptopelia capicola
Ring-necked dove
—
—
6
8
LC
Streptopelia semitorquata
Red-eyed dove
16
—
18
28
LC
Streptopelia decipiens
African mourning dove
—
—
6
9
LC
Streptopelia lugens
Dusky turtle dove
—
—
9
8
LC
Streptopelia senegalensis
Laughing dove
—
—
8
6
LC
Gruidae
Bugeranus carunculatus
Wattled crane
8
2
—
—
VU
Balearica pavonina
Black crowned crane
4
—
—
—
VU
Recurvirostridae
Himantopus himantopus
Black-winged stilt
50
4
—
—
LC
Charadriidae
Vanellus melanocephalus
Spot-breasted lapwingE
6
4
—
—
LC
Vanellus crassirostris
Long-toed lapwing
12
28
—
—
LC
Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged lapwing
86
80
—
—
LC
Vanellus senegallus
African wattled lapwing
34
43
—
—
LC
Charadrius pecuarius
Kittlitz’s plover
—
6
—
—
LC
Charadrius asiaticus
Caspian plover
—
4
—
—
LC
Laridae
Larus ridibundus
Black-headed gull
20
8
—
—
LC
Sterna nilotica
Gull-billed tern
20
—
—
—
LC
Chlidonias hybrid
Whiskered tern
12
8
—
—
LC
Accipitridae
Milvus (migrans) aegyptius
Yellow-billed kite
8
—
8
—
LC
Milvus migrans
Black kite
12
10
—
—
LC
Necrosyrtes monachus
Hooded vulture
20
9
6
4
CR
Torgos tracheliotus
Lappet-faced vulture
6
4
—
—
EN
Gyps africanus
White-backed vulture
4
2
6
4
CR
Circaetus pectoralis
Black-chested snake-eagle
2
1
—
—
LC
Buteo augur
Augur buzzard
4
2
2
—
LC
Buteo buteo
Common buzzard
2
—
2
—
LC
Aquila rapax
Tawny eagle
4
—
—
—
VU
Apodidae
Apus affinis
Little swift
4
—
6
—
LC
Apus niansae
Nyanza swift
6
—
7
—
LC
Hirundinidae
Riparia paludicola
Plain martin
14
16
2
4
LC
Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus barbatus
Common bulbul
—
—
8
10
LC
Passeridae
Passer swainsonii
Swainson’s sparrow
—
—
6
4
LC
Muscicapidae
Cossypha semirufa
Rüppell’s robin-chat
—
—
14
12
LC
Turdidae
Turdus abyssinicus
Abyssinian thrush
—
—
20
14
LC
Turdus pelios
African thrush
—
—
8
4
LC
Estrildidae
Uraeginthus bengalus
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
—
—
18
10
LC
Coccopygia quartinia
Yellow-bellied waxbill
—
—
6
2
LC
Lagonosticta senegala
Red-billed firefinch
8
—
18
16
LC
Ploceidae
Euplectes afer
Yellow-crowned bishop
—
6
—
4
LC
Euplectes hordeaceus
Black-winged red bishop
—
—
—
8
LC
Ploceus cucullatus
Village weaver
—
—
8
12
LC
Viduidae
Vidua chalybeate
Village indigobird
—
—
—
14
LC
Vidua macroura
Pin-tailed whydah
—
—
—
8
LC
Vidua paradisaea
Eastern paradise whydah
—
—
—
12
LC
Motacillidae
Motacilla aguimp
African pied wagtail
—
8
—
4
LC
Leiothrichidae
Turdoides leucopygia
White-rumped babbler
—
6
—
20
LC
Buphagidae
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Red-billed oxpecker
8
12
4
6
LC
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Greater blue-eared starling
—
—
12
10
LC
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Lesser blue-eared starling
—
—
16
14
LC
Corvidae
Corvus capensis
Cape crow
30
18
4
2
LC
Corvus rhipidurus
Fan-tailed raven
4
—
13
8
LC
Corvus crassirostris
Thick-billed ravenEB
12
6
8
10
LC
Corvus albus
Pied crow
6
8
12
20
LC
Malaconotidae
Laniarius aethiopicus
Ethiopian boubou
—
—
4
8
LC
Monarchidae
Terpsiphone viridis
African paradise flycatcher
—
—
—
6
LC
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus roseus
Greater flamingo
—
4
—
—
LC
Bucerotidae
Tockus hemprichii
Hemprich’s hornbill
—
—
—
9
LC
Musophagidae
Tauraco leucotis
White-cheeked turaco
—
—
—
4
LC
Phasianidae
Pternistis clappertoni
Clapperton’s spurfowl
—
—
6
2
LC
Note. E = endemicE; EB = endemic to both Ethiopia and EritreaEB; VU = vulnerable; NT = near threatened; LC = least concern; CR = critically endangered; +indicates with specific number recorded during the study; —, no recorded of species in the indicated season and habitat.