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Urban birds in the Eastern Cape: local observations from Makhanda (Grahamstown) and future questions

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Pages 70-82 | Received 22 Nov 2019, Accepted 14 Aug 2020, Published online: 25 Oct 2020
 

Abstract

In Makhanda (Grahamstown), a non-industrial town with approximately 85 000 inhabitants, we have recorded 174 bird species within the urban area, of which 104 species are likely to breed regularly. The source habitats of these birds include all the surrounding habitat types, and the bird community is evidently determined by both local conditions within the town (e.g. tree density) and regional changes affecting the eastern coast of South Africa (range shifts). Topics meriting future research on urban bird communities in South Africa are highlighted.

Les oiseaux urbains du Cape Oriental: observations locales a Makhanda (Grahamstown) et questions futures

A Makhanda (Grahamstown), une ville non industrielle d’environ 85 000 habitants, nous avons enregistre 174 especes d’oiseaux en secteur urbain, parmi lesquelles 104 especes probables qui s’y reproduisent. Les habitats sources de ces especes comprennent toutes les types d’habitats environnants. La communaute aviaire est evidemment determinee a la fois par les conditions locales a l’interieur de la ville (p. ex. la densite des arbres) et le changement regionaux qui affectent la cote est de l’Afrique du Sud (deplacement des aires de repartition). Les sujets meritant des recherches complementaires sur les communautes aviaires urbaines en Afrique du Sud sont mis en evidence.

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§ This article will appear in the Special Issue on Urban Birds

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