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This work characterizes the birdlife of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Highlands of Eastern Algeria, Wilaya of Oum El-Bouaghi). These two wetlands considered as wetlands of international importance "Ramsar" occupy a strategic position in Algeria and cover an area that exceeds 8900 ha. In this work we present the results collected through monthly bird counting campaigns from September 2015 to May 2017. A total of 29 bird species belonging to 11 families were observed at Chott Tinsilt and 23 species belonging to 10 families were observed in Sebkhet Ezzemoul. The Anatidae, Scolopacidae and Accipitridae families remain the most represented, with 5 species. Their spatial distributions have revealed a preferential distribution over areas where disturbance is low (central, north and northwest).
These species have different phenological status in these wetlands studied; we find the wintering species, then the occasional visitors, then the sedentary ones and finally the summer breeders. Thus we note that more than half of the birds belong to waterbirds, followed by birds from open habitats, forest and finally urban habitats. Many of the listed birds are of Palearctic origin and more than half are protected by Algerian law, including the Eurasian Curlew and the Egyptian Vulture. The first species is in the Near Threatened category and the second is the Endangered status of the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. In our two bodies of water, the highest values of the ecological indices of diversity applied to the avian stand are noted in early winter and throughout the spring and the monitoring of the diurnal activity rhythms of 02 species of Anatidae (the Common Shelduck and Mallard) and a species of Phoenicopteridae (Greater Flamingo) have shown that our two bodies of water are used by the two families as a daytime shed.
Generally, this work has definitively shown the great diversity and richness of fauna of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul, which constitute a true heritage of a revealed importance, both from the ecological point of view as socio-economic, so these two wetlands represent a staging and wintering area during migration and probably a breeding area for several waterbird species.

Keywords: Diversity, birdlife, Chott Tinsilt, Sebkhet Ezzemoul, daytime activities, wintering, ecological indices.

Item Type	Thesis
Divisions	» Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life
ePrint ID	1941
Date Deposited	2019-09-18
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URI	https://univ-soukahras.dz/en/publication/article/1941

@phdthesis{uniusa1941,
    title={Statut phénologique et écologie du peuplement avien de Sebkhet Ezzemoul et du Chott Tinsilt (Wilaya d’Oum El-Bouaghi, Hauts Plateaux de l’Est algérien)},
    author={Adel BEZZALLA},
    year={2019},
    school={University of Souk Ahras}
}