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Table 1 Names, code and taxonomic characteristics of animal in the study area
Couplet No. Scientific name English name Code Class Family
1 Actophilomis africana Lily rotter ACAF Birds Jacanidae
2 Agama agama Agama lizard AGAG Reptiles Agamidae
3 Ardea cinera Grey heron ARCI Birds Ardeidae
4 Arvicanthus niloticus Nile rat ARNI Mammal Rattus
5 Artheris chloraechis Brown snake ARCH Reptiles Colubridae
6 Anthus leucophrys Plainbacked pipit ANLE Birds Motacillidae
7 Bitis gabonica Gabon viper BIGA Reptiles Viperridae
8 Bostrichia hagedash Hadada ibis BOHA Birds Threskiomithidae
9 Bothropthalmus ineatum Sidestripe brown snake BOLI Reptiles Colubridae
10 Bulbulcus ibis Cattle egret BUIB Birds Ardeidae
11 Burhinus senegalensis Senegal thick snale BUSE Birds Burhinidae
12 Carprimulgus spp Night jar CASP Birds Caprimulgidae
13 Centropus grilli Black coucal CEGR Birds Cuculidae
14 Centropus senegalensis Senegal coucal CESE Birds Cuculidae
15 Cephalophus maxwellii Maxwell duiker CEMA Mammal Cephalophinae
16 Cephalophus rufilatus Red flanked duiker CERU Mammal Cephalophinae
17 Cephalophus spp Duiker CESP Mammal CCephalophinae
18 Cercopitheecus mona Mona monkey CEMO Mammal Cercopithecidae
19 Ceryle rudis Pied king fisher CERD Birds Alcedinidae
20 Ciconia abdmii Abdim stork CIAB Birds Ciconidae
21 Cisticola cantan Lanceolated warbier CICA Birds Sylvidae
22 Cisticola galactotes Grass wabler CIGA Birds Sylvidae
23 C,amator glandarius Great spottted cukoo CAGL Birds Campephagidae
24 Clamator jacobinus Jaccobin cukoo CLJA Birds Campephagidae
25 Clamator levallanti Levaillant African cukoo CLLE Birds Campephagidae
26 Coracias abysinica Abysinia roller COAB Mammal Coraciidae
27 Coracias cyanogaster Bleud bellied roller COCY Mammal Coraciidae
28 Corvinella corvine Long tail shrike COCO Mammal Laniidae
29 Corvus albus Pied cow COAL Mammal Corvidae
30 Corythaeola cristata Blue plantain eater COCR Mammal Musophagidae
31 Cricetomys gambianus Giant rat CRGA Mammal Cricetidae
32 Crinifer piscator Grey plantain eater CRPI Birds Musophagidae
33 Cypsiuurus parvus African palm swift CYPA Birds Apodidae
34 Dendroaspis virindis Green mamba DEVI Reptiles Elapidae
35 Dendrocygna viduata White faced tree duck DEVD Birds Anatidae
36 Dendrohyrax dorsalis Tree hyrax DEDO Mammal Provaviidae
37 Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal woodpecker DEFU Birds Picidae
38 Epixerus ebii Red headed tree squirrel EPEB Mammal Sciuridae
39 Erythrocebus patas Patas monkey ERPA Mammal Cercopithecidae
40 Estrilda melpoda Orange cheeked waxbill ESME Birds Estrildae
41 Euplectes orix Red bishop EUOR Birds Estrildae
42 Euplectes macrourus Yellow mantle whydah EUMA Birds Ploceidae
43 Francolinus bicalcaratus Francolin (Bush fow) FRBI Birds Phasiannidae
44 Fraseria ocreata Fraser forest flycatcher FROC Birds Mucicapidae
45 Genetta macullatta Forest genet (Maloko) GEMA Mammal Viverridae
46 Genetta trigrina Serval cat (Ogbo) GETR Mammal Viverridae
47 Gypohierax angolensis Plamnut vulture GYAN Birds Accipitiridae
48 Halcyon leucocephala Grey headed kingfisher HALE Birds Alcedinidae
49 Halcyon malimbica Blue breasted kingfisher HAMA Birds Alcedinidae
50 Hacyon senegalensis Sengal kingfisher HASE Birds Alcedinidae
51 Haliatus vocifer Fish (River) Eagle HAVO Birds Accipitiridae
52 Heliosciurus puncatus Small forest swallow HEPU Birds Sciuridae
53 Hirundo semirufa Rufuos chested swallow HISE Birds Hirundidae
54 Hirundo senegalensis Mospue swallow HISG Birds Hirundinidae