Population Status and Threats to Galliform Bird in the Arjo-Didessa River Valley, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Species composition and relative abundance of Galliformes in the study area.

Species	Family	Abundance
		Dry	Wet	Mean ± SE	RA (%)	Category
Clapperton’s francolin (Pternistis clappertoni)	Phasianidae	136	113	124.5 ± 11.5	30.14	Common
Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)	Numididae	309	243	276 ± 33	66.83	Abundant
Stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)	Odontophoridae	16	9	12.5 ± 3.5	3.03	Frequent
Total		461	365	413 ± 48	100

RA = relative abundance.