Bird Species Diversity and Abundance in Borgu Sector of Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria

Abstract

Study of diversity and abundance of birds in Borgu Sector of Kainji Lake National Park was carried out to
provide information on the birds of the Sector. It was conducted in late dry and early wet seasons from
December, 2014 to June, 2015 using line transect method at five tracks, namely: Hussaini Mashi, Gilbert
Child, Bukar Shuaib, Shehu Shagari and Mahmud Lapai Track. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance
(ANOVA) to determine the variability in the distribution across the Tracks while bird’ diversity was assessed
using Shannon-Weiner diversity index. There was a significant difference (p≤0.05) within species abundance
and the mean bird species varied significantly (p<0.05) among the five tracks. A total of 70 bird species from
31 families was recorded during the survey. The study concluded that bird diversity and species abundance are
normally distributed and some species are more abundant than the others among the tracks.