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Food and Feeding Behaviour of Kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae) in Selected Water Bodies in Osun State, Nigeria

Many countries are experiencing different health challenges as a result of polluted water caused by industrial pollution and contamination by agricultural run-off. Pollution also kills the fishes that kingfishers feed on thereby limiting the fish population. This study identified the species of kingfishers present around some selected water bodies (Opa, Akinrinade, Osinmo, and Osu Reservoirs) in Osun State, Nigeria. It also determined the food and feeding preferences of various species of kingfishers in the selected reservoirs. These were with a view to determine the food and feeding ecology o…

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