Research Article

Diversity and Abundance of Breeding Birds, Habitat, and Nesting Substrate Selection in Urban Areas: A Relevant Case from the Southern Slope of the Mediterranean

Table 1

Diversity of breeding species (nests) recorded in studied urban habitats of Fez city.

OrderFamilySpeciesNestStatusConservation status

PasseriformesSylviidaeSylvia atricapilla9r/bLC
PasseriformesTurdidaeTurdus merula19r/bLC
ColumbiformesColumbidaeStreptopelia decaocto23r/bLC
PasseriformesCorvidaeColoeus monedula9r/bLC
ApodiformesApodidaeTachymarptis melba13b/mLC
PasseriformesPasséridaePasser domesticus18r/bLC
ColumbiformesColumbidaeColumba livia6r/bLC
StrigiformesStrigidaeAthene noctua1r/bLC
PasseriformesSturnidaeSturnus unicolor3r/bLC
FalconiformesFalconidaeFalco tinnunculus1r/bLC
AccipitriformesAccipitridaeAccipiter nisus4r/bLC
PasseriformesFringullidaeFringilla coelebs2r/bLC
ColumbiformesColumbidaeSpilopelia senegalensis1r/bLC