CURRENT STATUS OF AVIFAUNA IN THE TOS CLASSIFIED FOREST (CENTRE-WEST, COTE D'IVOIRE)
Gnininté Maxime Zean*, Dibié Bernard Ahon, Okon Modeste Okon and Béné Jean-Claude Koffi
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the avifauna population in the Tos classified forest with a view to contributing to its sustainable management. Inventories were carried out using listening points, capture and recapture with mist nets and along linear transects. A total of 137 bird species belonging to 44 families in 15 orders were inventoried. The most diverse family is the Accipitridae. Bird species with special status included the Endangered Psittacus timneh, the Vulnerable Bycanistes cylindricus, and the Near Threatened species Bycanistes cylindricus, one Near Threatened species, Circus macrourus, 31 species from the guinean-congolian forest biome, four species from the sudano-guinean savannah biome, one restricted species and two West African endemics. These birds are of different biogeographical origins and are mainly resident. The majority (48,17 %) of these species have a preference for open environments. This confirms the state of degradation of this forest due to strong anthropic pressures.
Keywords: Avifauna, Tos classified forest, degraded environment, Cote d'Ivoire.
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