Distribution, abundance and habitat preferences of White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis and Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni, two southern Ethiopian endemics

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-412

  Mellanby, R J ^a   Ross, B ^b   Watt, A ^b   Wondafrash, M ^c   Ewnetu, M ^d   Broadhurst, C ^b   Critchlow, R ^b   Dadesa, A ^e   Deas, T ^b   Enawgaw, C ^d   Gebremedhin, B ^f   Graham, E ^b   MacLean, S ^b   McKean, M ^b   Collar, N J ^a,g   Spottiswoode, C N ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society   (Ethiopia)

^d Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^e Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary   (Ethiopia)

^f Institute of Biodiversity Conservation   (Ethiopia)

^g BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT SELECTION; PASSERINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ACACIA; AVES; COMBRETUM; COMMIPHORA; CORVIDAE; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO MEGAENSIS; TERMINALIA; ZAVATTARIORNIS STRESEMANNI;

EID: 55349143542     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270908007314     Document Type: Article

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