BIRD DIVERSITY IN SHENDI AREA, SUDAN

Yassir Sulieman; Theerakamol Pengsakul; Azzam Afifi; Zakaria Mohamed A.

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i6.2016.2638

Authors

YassirSulieman Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Shendi, SUDAN
TheerakamolPengsakul Faculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, THAILAND
AzzamAfifi Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, SUDAN
Mohamed A. Zakaria Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, University of Nyala, SUDAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i6.2016.2638

Keywords:

Bird, Diversity, Shendi, Sudan

Abstract [English]

The present study was conducted from July to December 2015 and found that the Shendi area, River Nile State, Sudan, Africa, hosts considerable bird diversity with 35 species being observed belonging to 22 families; of which Columbidae, Meropidae and Nectariniidae were the most frequently observed species.

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