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Table 3. Number and percentages of families and species under each Order and Relative abundance of bird species under each Family.

Order

Family

No of bird spp. under family

Percentage of families under order

Percentage of species under order

Relative Diversity

Anseriformes

1. Dendrocygnidae

2

3.125

2.247

2.247

Apodiformes

1. Apodidae

2

3.125

2.247

2.247

Ciconiiformes

 

1. Accipitridae

5

18.750

19.101

5.617

2. Ardeidae

7

7.865

3. Ciconiidae

1

1.124

4. Scolopacidae

1

1.124

5. Threskiornithidae

1

1.124

6. Phalacorcoracidae

2

2.247

Columbiformes

1. Columbidae

3

3.125

3.370

3.370

Coraciiformes

1.Alcedinidae

1

12.500

6.742

1.124

2. Cerylidae

1

1.124

3. Dalcelonidae

2

2.247

4. Meropidae

2

2.247

Cuculiformes

1. Centropodidae

2

6.250

6.742

2.247

2. Cuculidae

4

4.494

Gruiformes

1. Rallidae

1

3.125

1.124

1.124

Passeriformes

1. Corvidae

14

37.500

47.191

15.730

2. Hirundinidae

1

1.124

3. Irenidae

1

1.124

4. Laniidae

1

1.124

5. Muscicapidae

2

2.247

6. Pycnonotidae

2

2.247

7. Passeridae

7

7.865

8. Sylviidae

5

5.618

9. Sturnidae

4

4.494

10. Nectarniidae

3

3.370

11. Paridae

1

1.124

12. Zosteropidae

1

1.124

Piciformes

1. Picidae

6

3.125

6.742

6.742

Psittaciformes

1. Psitacidae

1

3.125

1.124

1.124

Strigiformes

 

1.Strigidae

2

6.250

3.370

2.247

2.Tytonidae

1

1.124

Total

11

32

89

100

100

100