Original Research Article I Volume 11 I Issue 4 I 2023

Abundance, Density and Distribution of three wetland bird species: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris) and Africana Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) of Ruzizi Delta, in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Bashonga Bishobibiri Alexis, Eric Sande, Majaliwa Mwanjololo, Charles Kahindo, Claver Sibomana & Gaspard Ntakimazi

Biolife, Volume 11, Issue 4, 2023, pp 5-18

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8433139

Abstract:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8433139

Keywords:

Wetland bird species; Abundance of a bird species; Density of a bird species; Distribution of a bird species; Fluctuation of a bird species

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Article Dates:

Received: 12 August 2023; Accepted: 2 September 2023: Published online: 12 October 2023

How To Cite:

Bashonga Bishobibiri Alexis, Eric Sande, & Majaliwa Mwanjololo, Charles Kahindo, Claver Sibomana & Gaspard Ntakimazi. (2023). Abundance, Density and Distribution of three wetland bird species: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris) and Africana Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) of Ruzizi Delta, in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Biolife, 11(4), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8433139

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