Title:

Provisional atlas of breeding birds of Henties Bay in the coastal Namib Desert

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2022
Abstract:

Fourteen species were recorded breeding in the town of Henties Bay (345 ha) in 2016/17 austral summer, six of which made up 85.4% of all breeding birds. The dominant species were Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis, Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus, Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus, and Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis. The breeding avifauna in Henties Bay is similar to that in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. Keywords: bird, breeding, community ecology, Namibia, population density, urban ornithology.

Publication Title:

Namibian Journal of Environment

Volume:
6
Issue:
C
Pages:
1-6
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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