[ Avifaune de l’aéroport Murongo de Bunia (Ituri, République Démocratique Congo) et ses périphéries ]
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 441–451
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE1, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA2, and Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A3
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
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 concerns the inventory of avifauna frequenting the Murongo airport in Bunia. The bird specimens were obtained by the Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) method using the mist net trapping technique. In total, 6 nets (3 m wide, 10 m long and 35 mm mesh size) were used and observations (3 times per week) with the naked eye completed the sampling. Fieldwork was done every Sunday; the nets were installed in a line. They remained in place for nine hours and the surveys were carried out every 2 hours between 8: 00 a.m. and 5: 00 p.m. This study led to a census of 35 species of birds. The concession of the Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA: S1) presents a numerically high percentage, i.e. 89.02%. Specifically, the two sites (S1 and S2: around RVA) have the same number of species, respectively (50%) each. The species Psalidoprocne obscura has a high percentage (43.16%), followed by Corvus albus (20.14%). This work contributes to the knowledge of avian fauna that plays an important role in the functioning of different types of ecosystem (through dispersal, pollination of plants, destruction of insects and rodents harmful to other animals (including man) than for plants.
Author Keywords: Avifauna, airport, outskirts, Murongo, Bunia.
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 441–451
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE1, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA2, and Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A3
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
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 concerns the inventory of avifauna frequenting the Murongo airport in Bunia. The bird specimens were obtained by the Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) method using the mist net trapping technique. In total, 6 nets (3 m wide, 10 m long and 35 mm mesh size) were used and observations (3 times per week) with the naked eye completed the sampling. Fieldwork was done every Sunday; the nets were installed in a line. They remained in place for nine hours and the surveys were carried out every 2 hours between 8: 00 a.m. and 5: 00 p.m. This study led to a census of 35 species of birds. The concession of the Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA: S1) presents a numerically high percentage, i.e. 89.02%. Specifically, the two sites (S1 and S2: around RVA) have the same number of species, respectively (50%) each. The species Psalidoprocne obscura has a high percentage (43.16%), followed by Corvus albus (20.14%). This work contributes to the knowledge of avian fauna that plays an important role in the functioning of different types of ecosystem (through dispersal, pollination of plants, destruction of insects and rodents harmful to other animals (including man) than for plants.
Author Keywords: Avifauna, airport, outskirts, Murongo, Bunia.
Abstract: (french)
Ce travail porte sur l’inventaire de l’avifaune fréquentant l’aéroport Murongo de Bunia. Les spécimens d’oiseaux ont été obtenus par la méthode des Capture-Marquage-Recapture (CMR) en utilisant la technique de piégeage au filet japonais. Au total, 6 filets (3 m de largeur, 10 m de longueur et de 35 mm des mailles) ont été utilisés et des observations (3 fois par semaine) à l’œil nu ont complétées l’échantillonnage. Les travaux de terrain se faisaient chaque dimanche, les filets étaient installés en ligne. Ils restaient en place pendant neuf heures et les relevés se faisaient toutes les 2 heures entre 08 h 00 et 17 h 00. Cette étude a conduit à un recensement de 35 espèces d’oiseaux. La concession de la Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA: S1) présente un pourcentage numériquement élevé, soit 89,02%. Spécifiquement, les deux sites (S1 et S2: aux alentours de RVA) ont le même nombre d’espèces, respectivement (50%) chacun. L’espèce Psalidoprocne obscura a un pourcentage élevé (43,16 %), suivi de Corvus albus (20,14 %). Ce travail contribue à la connaissance de la faune aviaire qui joue un rôle important dans le fonctionnement des différents types d’écosystème par la dissémination, la pollinisation des plantes, la destruction des insectes et rongeurs nuisibles tant pour les autres animaux y compris l’homme que pour les plantes.
Author Keywords: Avifaune, aéroport, périphéries, Murongo, Bunia.
How to Cite this Article
K. François MALEMBA KABASELE, Franck BAPEAMONI ANDEMWANA, and Dieudonné UPOKI AGENONG’A, “Avifauna of Murongo Airport in Bunia (Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo) and its surroundings,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 441–451, August 2024.
