Home ranges and survival of Nahan’s Francolin Francolinus nahani in Budongo Forest, Uganda
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Date
2009
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African Journal of Ecology
Abstract
We studied home ranges, habitat use and survival of radiotagged
Nahan’s Francolin in Budongo Forest Reserve,
Uganda during July 1998–December 1999. We studied
Nahan’s Francolin in an unlogged nature reserve, in a
compartment logged in 1947–1952 and in a compartment
logged twice, in 1963–1964 and 1996–1997. Mean home
range was 14.22 ± 1.35 ha (n = 17). The home range
was significantly larger in the nature reserve than in the
recently logged compartment. Birds spent more time during
the day in areas with high understorey vegetation
density but preferred to roost and nest between buttresses
of large trees. Understorey vegetation density and canopy
openness were significantly greater in the logged forest
than in the nature reserve. Annual survival of adult
Nahan’s Francolins was 20.09 ± 7.33% (n = 23). Our
results suggest that the maintenance of large trees and
areas with high understorey vegetation density are both
important for Nahan’s Francolin.
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Keywords
Budongo Forest, Home range, Nahan’s Francolin
Citation
Sande, E., Dranzoa, C., Wegge, P., & Carroll, J. P. (2009). Home ranges and survival of Nahan’s Francolin Francolinus nahani in Budongo Forest, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 47(4), 457-462. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00990.x