A comprehensive monograph on the ecology and distribution of the House bunting (Emberiza sahari) in Algeria

Avifaunistic Diversity of Merine Forest, North-West Algeria

“…In Algeria, recent changes in the range of distribution of some species were initiated by Heim de Balsac (1979) following observations made in the 1970s, species with a rather Saharan distribution had extended northward and this is what they mentioned (Moulaï, 2019;Chedad et al, 2021a ;Chedad, 2021 andEl Bouhissi, 2021) on the expansion of the range of the House Bunting (from south to north), and the expansion of the range from north to south and great south (Chedad, 2021;Chedad et al, 2020a). The specific richness of the Mediterranean area with about 294 breeding species (Algeria has 214) on a territory three times smaller than the whole of Europe which has just over 400 species (Lebreton and Ledent 1980;Blondel, 1988 and1995).…”

“…2). For monitoring and define the phenological categories of species of birds, we adopted to the Progressive Frequency Sampling (Echantillonnage Fréquentiel Progressif "EFP") method, which is a point-sampling technique (Blondel, 1975), has already been used in Algeria by several authors such as Moali (1999), Bendjoudi et al (2013), Farhi (2014), Souttou et al (2018), Chedad et al (2020a et b;2021a et b ) and Chedad (2021).…”

The Rough Bent‐toed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) (Squamata: Gekkonidae): First records in Algeria and NW Africa with morphometric and meristic description of population

“…Most of these life forms are subservient to mesic man-made ecosystems 'oasis' composed mainly of date palm groves (Guezoul et al, 2013;Mihi, Tarai, & Chenchouni, 2019) or concentrated in wetland habitats (Bouallala, Neffar, & Chenchouni, 2020;Chaibi, Si Bachir, & Chenchouni, 2015;Chaibi et al, 2012;Chenchouni, 2012aChenchouni, , 2012b. Some desert species prefer urban areas which offer more suitable opportunities such as shelter, feeding resources and breeding sites (Chedad, Bendjoudi, Beladis, Guezoul, & Chenchouni, 2020;Mouane, Sekour, Harrouchi, Ghennoum, & Chenchouni, 2020). Cyrtopodion scabrum is currently more abundant in sites where agricultural activities are important (expanding irrigated lands).…”

Place of Wheatear Species Within the Avifauna of Ghardaïa (Algerian Sahara)

“…It is characterized by very low and irregular annual precipitation. For monitoring and mapping the range of certain wheatears species and define the phenological status of each of them, we adopted to the Progressive Frequency Sampling (Echantillonnage Fréquentiel Progressif "EFP") method, which is a point-sampling technique (Blondel, 1975), have already been using in Algeria by several authors such as Moali (1999), Bendjoudi et al (2013), Farhi (2014, Souttou et al (2018), Chedad et al (2020a and b) and Chedad et al (2021). In the present study, the surveys were carried out during the period from 2017 to 2020, where the observer remains motionless is mentioned all the species of the genus wheatears, visually or acoustically contacted in an imaginary circle of 100 m in diameter.…”