Diurnal Activity Patterns and Foraging Behaviour of Wattled Ibis Bostrychia Carunculata in Menz-Guassa Community Conservation Area (MGCCA)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Afework, Bezawork (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hunduma, Faru | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-16T06:14:19Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:21:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-16T06:14:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:21:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-10-21 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study documents the diurnal activity patterns and foraging behaviour of Wattled ibis (Bostrychia carunculata) in Menz-Guassa Community Conservation Area, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Data were collected during the wet (August) and dry (March) seasons in 2020/2021 using scan sampling method. Repeated observations were conducted to collect data on activity patterns and foraging behaviour of Wattled ibis. Activity patterns including feeding, scanning, flying, preening, resting and others were observed. Feeding activity comprised the highest proportion during both the wet (75.5%) and dry (79.4%) seasons. The proportion of time allocated for feeding activity by Wattled ibis varied significantly with season. Also, feeding was the most pronounced activity in the three time slots; early morning, mid-day and late afternoon both during the wet and dry seasons. But, there was no statistically significant difference in time spent for feeding between the three time slots in both seasons. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean rate for flying between the three time slots of the wet and the dry seasons. However flying activity was not significantly different between seasons in the three time slots. Activities of Wattled ibis varied in different hours of the day and among the activities feeding was highly pronounced in each hour. Feeding reached peak point between 8:00-9:00 and 16:00-17:00 hours during wet and dry seasons respectively. Feeding was not significantly different between the different hours. On the other hand flying activity showed significant difference between the different hours of the day in both seasons. Wattled ibis feed only on worms and insects. Worms comprised the highest proportion during both the wet (72.3%) and dry (71.4%) seasons. There was no significant difference in the type of food consumed between seasons. But, there was significant difference between types of food consumed by Wattled ibis in both seasons. There was statistically significant difference in the probing rate between seasons and the probing rate was highest in the dry season (44/minute). Further ecological studies should be conducted to have complete ecological information of the bird and to facilitate conservation and management plans in the study area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/28685 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Activity Patterns | en_US |
| dc.subject | Feeding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wattled Ibis | en_US |
| dc.title | Diurnal Activity Patterns and Foraging Behaviour of Wattled Ibis Bostrychia Carunculata in Menz-Guassa Community Conservation Area (MGCCA) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |