No less than 1,929 aquatic birds were recorded during the month of last May by ornithologists in the wetlands and water bodies of the wilayas of Ouargla and Touggourt, it was learned Wednesday from the Touggourt Forest Conservation.
Registered as part of the activities of ornithologists carried out as part of the world migratory birds day, the operation, targeting birds nesting in the region, made it possible to list different avifauna species, headed by the Pink Flamingo (752 individuals), the Tadorn Casarca (700), the white stilt (305), as well as other species, the head of the Touggourt forest sector, Nedjla Adhamou, told APS.
Pink Flamingo in Ouargla
The bodies of water and wetlands throughout the territory of the wilayas of Ouargla and Touggourt constitute, at this time of year, favorite places and nesting sites for birds migrating from Europe to Africa, she explained.
According to Ms. Adhamou, this census will enrich the database and monitoring of the Forest sector, and will allow the identification of avifauna numbers and species on the move in the region, the definition of the climatic factors of each region and the ways to protect this avifauna wealth.
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