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Identification of bird species and their conservation status in Tuti Island, Sudan
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Abstract
This study was conducted in Tuti island at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile in Khartoum city, directly opposite the northern side of the city of Khartoum, the capital of the Sudan, in the period from June 2016 to May 2017 covering three seasons namely cool winter, dry summer and the rainy season, A direct bird’s count method is used for data collection. In total, about 8888 individuals that belonged to 88 species, 20 orders were observed in this study.
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How to cite this paper
Identification of bird species and their conservation status in Tuti Island, Sudan
How to cite this paper: Mutasim, E.A, Tahani A. H, Nasir Y.G, Moneer S.M. (2019) Identification of bird species and their conservation status in Tuti Island, Sudan. International Journal of Food Science and Agriculture, 3(4), 257-266.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2019.12.001
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