[ Comportements des oiseaux à l’approche des aéronefs à l’aéroport national Murongo de Bunia (Ituri, République Démocratique du Congo) ]
Volume 43, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 822–832
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE1, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA2, Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A3, and Micheline MEDA MBUAMA4
1 Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia Département d’Ecologie et de Gestion des Ressources Animale, B.P.340, RD Congo
2 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des sciences, Département de Gestion et des Ressources Animales, B.P. 2012, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des sciences, Département de Gestion et des Ressources Animales, B.P. 2012, RD Congo
4 Chercheuse indépendante, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This work focuses on the behavior of birds approaching aircraft at the Murongo national airport in Bunia. To arrive at the results of this research, the Point Abundance Index (PIA) method was used. Field observations were carried out every Tuesday and Thursday from 6: 30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 4: 30 p.m. to 6 p.m. After these observations, 11 species of birds were identified (Leptoptilos crumenifer, Ciconia episcopus, Prinia somalica, Macronyx croceus, Corvus albus, Aquila rapax, Turdus pelios, Hirundo nigrita, Ploceus cucullatus, Lanius cristatus and Pycnonotus barbatus) and having manifested 10 behaviors, including: resting, feeding, social, territorial and aggression, before takeoff or landing versus moving, fleeing, nesting, leisure and habituation during landing or takeoff. Corvus albus and Aquila rapax offer high percentages of birds observed (respectively, 45.1% and 17.1%), i.e. 93 individuals (Corvus albus) against 36 (Aquila rapax) out of a total of 206 having demonstrated behavior towards the movement of aircraft. The Aquila rapax species has experienced collisions with aircraft 12 times than the other two (respectively Corvus albus and Hirundu nigrita: once). The behavior of these 3 species (Aquila rapax, Hirundu nigrita and Corvus albus) in the face of aircraft maneuvers during takeoff and/or landing of aircraft led to their death. This work contributes to understanding the behavior of avifauna when aircraft approach Bunia airport.
Author Keywords: behavior, birds, approach, aircraft, airport, Bunia.
Volume 43, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 822–832
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE1, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA2, Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A3, and Micheline MEDA MBUAMA4
1 Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia Département d’Ecologie et de Gestion des Ressources Animale, B.P.340, RD Congo
2 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des sciences, Département de Gestion et des Ressources Animales, B.P. 2012, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des sciences, Département de Gestion et des Ressources Animales, B.P. 2012, RD Congo
4 Chercheuse indépendante, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This work focuses on the behavior of birds approaching aircraft at the Murongo national airport in Bunia. To arrive at the results of this research, the Point Abundance Index (PIA) method was used. Field observations were carried out every Tuesday and Thursday from 6: 30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 4: 30 p.m. to 6 p.m. After these observations, 11 species of birds were identified (Leptoptilos crumenifer, Ciconia episcopus, Prinia somalica, Macronyx croceus, Corvus albus, Aquila rapax, Turdus pelios, Hirundo nigrita, Ploceus cucullatus, Lanius cristatus and Pycnonotus barbatus) and having manifested 10 behaviors, including: resting, feeding, social, territorial and aggression, before takeoff or landing versus moving, fleeing, nesting, leisure and habituation during landing or takeoff. Corvus albus and Aquila rapax offer high percentages of birds observed (respectively, 45.1% and 17.1%), i.e. 93 individuals (Corvus albus) against 36 (Aquila rapax) out of a total of 206 having demonstrated behavior towards the movement of aircraft. The Aquila rapax species has experienced collisions with aircraft 12 times than the other two (respectively Corvus albus and Hirundu nigrita: once). The behavior of these 3 species (Aquila rapax, Hirundu nigrita and Corvus albus) in the face of aircraft maneuvers during takeoff and/or landing of aircraft led to their death. This work contributes to understanding the behavior of avifauna when aircraft approach Bunia airport.
Author Keywords: behavior, birds, approach, aircraft, airport, Bunia.
Abstract: (french)
Ce travail porte sur les comportements des oiseaux à l’approche des aéronefs à l’aéroport national Murongo de Bunia. Pour arriver aux résultats de cette recherche, la méthode d’Indice Ponctuel d’Abondance (IPA) a été utilisée. Les observations sur terrain se faisaient chaque Mardi et Jeudi de 6h 30 à 11h et de 16h 30 à 18h. Après ces observations, 11 espèces d’oiseaux ont été identifiées (Leptoptilos crumenifer, Ciconia episcopus, Prinia somalica, Macronyx croceus, Corvus albus, Aquila rapax, Turdus pelios, Hirundo nigrita, Ploceus cucullatus, Lanius cristatus et Pycnonotus barbatus) et ayant manifesté 10 comportements, dont: le repos, alimentation, social, territorial et agressivité, avant décollage ou atterrissage contre le déplacement, fuite, nicheur, loisir et accoutumance pendant l’atterrissage ou décollage. Corvus albus et Aquila rapax offrent des pourcentages élevés en oiseaux observés (respectivement, 45,1% et 17,1%), soient 93 individus (Corvus albus) contre 36 (Aquila rapax) sur un total de 206 ayant manifesté un comportement face au mouvement des aéronefs. L’espèce Aquila rapax a connu 12 fois la collision avec les aéronefs que le deux autres (respectivement Corvus albus et Hirundu nigrita: une fois). Le comportement de ce 3 espèces (Aquila rapax, Hirundu nigrita et Corvus albus) face aux manœuvres d’avions pendant le décollage et ou l’atterrissage des aéronefs les a amenés à la mort. Ce travail contribue à connaitre les comportements de l’avifaune à l’approche des aéronefs à l’aéroport de Bunia.
Author Keywords: comportement, oiseaux, approche, aéronef, aéroport, Bunia.
How to Cite this Article
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA, Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A, and Micheline MEDA MBUAMA, “Comportements des oiseaux à l’approche des aéronefs à l’aéroport national Murongo de Bunia (Ituri, République Démocratique du Congo),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 822–832, September 2024.
