PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vzoo-2014-0040
Studies were conducted by means of the Line Transect Method in late rainy season (March), in the middle of dry season (July) and at beginning of rainy season (November).The total length of all transects was c. 11 km. In total, 70 resident and 13 nonresident species were recorded. Th e number of species in dry season was signifi cantly lower than in rainy season (x2-test: 14.1; p < 0.01). The highly signifi cant seasonal diff erences in abundance were recorded for the following species: Streptopelia senegalensis, Streptopelia capicola, Uraeginthus angolensis, Cisticola juncidis, Upupa africana, Cynniris mariquensis, and Numida meleagris. In overall, fi ve species have been classifi ed as dominants: Streptopelia senegalensis, Streptopelia capicola, Uraeginthus angolensis, Plocepasser mahali and Cypsiurus parvus. They comprised together 43.9 %. Signifi cant variations in the dominance structure between the wet and dry season have been evidenced. Granivores were much more numerous in the dry than in the wet season, while for the insectivores the reverse was true. Although Sorensen Coefficient was much the same between all three seasons, the Shannon’s Diversity Index was lower in July than in March and November.