ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF BIRDS

African Fish Eagle

Modern birds like modern reptiles are believed to have originated from a group of a small primitive reptile (pseudosachia) that lived during the Jurassic period. However due to evolution, many birds have been produced of different colors, melodious songs and with so many behaviors which is done due to interbreeding and these (bird) are of more important as explained; birds are the source of food and follows into two categories;

Great bue turraco

1.  Domesticated bird; all presence domesticated birds were once wild e.g. domesticated fowl was domesticated from red jungle fowl, (Genus Gallus) inhabiting south eastern Asia. Over the many birds have been involved for production for both meat and eggs; domestic ducks descended from mallard (genus anus). It is believed to have been first domesticating in China and South Eastern Asia. In the United Kingdom, there are about twelve birds used for production of meat and eggs; domestic gues was domesticated from the grey lag goose (genus Anser); domestic turkey was domesticated from Mexican wild turkey (genus Maleagris). This bird is mostly domesticated for production of meet, domestic guinea fowls is descended from the wild. Guinea fowl (genus Numida)

Gray headed kingfisher

Birds are domesticated for production of primarily meat.

In West Africa, the bird is common food component in market. In Nigeria, guinea Fowl abound in market more than chicken. In East Africa, Limited domestication has taken place probably due to the restricted wildlife legislation; domestic pigeon, descended from the rock pigeon (Columba). Initially it was domesticate from a sacred bird but eventually used for food; domestic ostrich descended from the wild ostrich. Its initial domestication was due to the demand of its feathers and gills.

Saddle billed stork

2. As source of Wild birds countries to constitute an important source of food throughout the wild. Almost all the wild varieties of domesticated birds are hunted for food. Other birds are trancolines. Other birds are trancolines, spur fowl and passerines birds belonging to the order Passeriformes; Wild birds and source of food; wild birds countries constitute an important  source of food throughout the world. Almost all the wild varieties of domesticated birds are hunted for food. Other birds are trancolines, spur fowls, and passerine birds belonging to order Passeriformes; fertilization of plants; dispersal of seed plants. This can be by both endo-zoocally and exo-zoocally; Scavenging and their by enhancing health of the environment; they are source of income. As source of income, birds contribute to.                

Black headed gonolek

Ø The hunting fees which are substantial for tourists.

Ø They also capture fees for which normally higher than those of hunting.

Ø They also contribute  income through photographing

Ø They also contribute to tourism particularly of areas of specie bird interest.

Ø They contribute leisure production mostly from ostrich; birds as pests. The best example of birds as pests is found in red billed quallea. It is distributed throughout drier parts of Africa south of Sahara. Their ranges, stretches from Senegal and Mauritania in the west across the continent to Ethiopia and Somalia in the East, then south words through Uganda, Kenya ,Tanzania and Zambia to South Africa.  Then northward into Nabia and Angola. They are estimated to be around 10 billion; the birds are great threat to growers of cereal crops in 25 developing countries.

Let’s all join hands and we protect the environment where different animals live like the birds that help in the changing of the ecosystem.