scholarly journals Addition of some bird species to checklist of Nandankanan wildlife sanctuary, Odisha

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
RK Mohapatra ◽  
S Purohit ◽  
SS Ray ◽  
AA Sahoo ◽  
MK Panda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary

scholarly journals Avifaunal diversity in the scrub forest of Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 10679
Author(s):  
Sumant Mali ◽  
Chelmala Srinivasulu ◽  
Asad R. Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
Scrub Forests ◽  
Scrub Forest

A total of 115 bird species belonging to 47 families were recorded in the scrub forests of the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India in a survey carried out from May 2014 to April 2015.  Of these, 107 species were resident and nine species were resident migrants. The scrub forests of peninsular India are equally important as other habitats for avifaunal assemblages.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Water bird species and associated water bird composition in the Haiderpur Wetland of Hastinapur Wildlife sanctuary Uttar Pradesh, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-145
Author(s):  
Kamal Joshi ◽  
◽  
Deepak Kumar ◽  
Ashish Kumar Arya, ◽  
Archana Bachheti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Wetland Area ◽  
Water Bird ◽  
Waterbird Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Bird Composition ◽  
Common Pochard

Bird species are natural indicators of healthy ecosystem. Indian sub-continent contributes about 13% of the world avian species. A study was carried out between year 2017 and 2019, at Haiderpur wetland (Hastinapur wildlife sanctuary) along the Ganga River in Utter Pradesh. Total 66 water bird species belonging to 15 families were encountered. Among the water bird species 04 Vulnerable (Common Pochard, Black headed ibis, Sarus crane, Indian skimmer), 06 near threaten (River Lapwing, Northern lapwing, River tern, Painted stork, Woolly-necked Stork, Black-tailed Godwit) and 01 Endangered (Black-bellied Tern) waterbird species (as per IUCN records) were reported in the Haiderpur wetland area. The contribution of water migratory bird is about 29% in the study area. This area is contributing as birding site thus more focus on conservation of this site.

scholarly journals A checklist of bird communities In Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary, the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 11399
Author(s):  
Dhananjay Chavan Vinayak ◽  
Subhash Vitthal Mali
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Records ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Line Transect ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Point Count ◽  
Wood Pigeon

Bird communities in Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern Western Ghats were studied using line transect and point count methods from the year 2011 to 2013.  The updated checklist of birds at the Sanctuary is now represented by 164 bird species.  The present study reported 35 new records to the area, while 15 earlier reported bird species were not observed.  Overall, 55 insectivorous, 19 omnivorous, 14 granivorous, nine piscivorous, eight frugivorous, eight carnivorous and six nectarivorous species were observed.  Out of these, 98 were residents, 17 winter visitors, three vagrant visitors and one was summer migrant.  Four restricted range species were recorded from the Sanctuary as Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii, Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus, White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes and Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima.  Human activities such as pruning, cutting, grazing, fires, quarrying, trailing and camping were also reported in and around the Sanctuary.

scholarly journals Checklist of the avifauna of Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 12368-12375
Author(s):  
Sharad Datt Apte ◽  
Vijay Bhagwan Tuljapurkar ◽  
Girish Avinash Jathar
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Near Threatened

Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Maharashtra is one of the smallest sanctuaries in the state encompassing 10.87km2.  Our studies documenting avifauna of this wildlife sanctuary revealed the presence of 138 bird species including 71 residents, 21 local migrants, nine breeding migrants, 24 winter visitors and 13 species whose status could not be determined.  The sanctuary harbours three Indian endemics, 23 South Asian endemics, and one Near Threatened bird species.

scholarly journals Bird species richness and diversity at montane Important Bird Area (IBA) sites in south-eastern Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIIWUA MANU ◽  
INAOYOM SUNDAY IMONG ◽  
WILL CRESSWELL
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Confounding Effect ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Line Transects

SummaryThe mountains of south-eastern Nigeria are a western extension of the Cameroon mountain range, which is classified as an endemic bird area (EBA). Unlike its eastern extension in Cameroon, most of the ornithological surveys in the western extension of the Cameroon highlands in Nigeria have produced only limited checklists and inventories. There is a clear need for quantitative baseline data so that conservation problems can be identified. Twenty line transects covering a total transect length of 28.8 km were used to survey five sites (Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Oban Division and Okwangwo Division of Cross River National Park, Sankwala Mountains and Mbe Mountains) in the westernmost extension of the Cameroon Mountains EBA in south-eastern Nigeria. Vegetation measurements were taken to control for the potential confounding effect of variation in vegetation density and structure on detectability of birds between sites. The 193 bird species recorded in Afi, 158 in Sankwala, 124 in Oban, 100 in Mbe and 73 in Okwangwo Division included most of the Cameroon highlands restricted range species. The results show that the mountains of south-eastern Nigeria are important parts of the Cameroon EBA, particularly Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. However these sites are threatened by fire and livestock grazing on the hilltops, shifting agriculture on the hillsides and lowlands, and logging for timber in some parts, as well as wildlife hunting for bushmeat.

scholarly journals First Sighting of IUCN red listed Three Bird species of Family : Accipitridae at Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 366-370
Author(s):  
C. S. Purohit ◽  
Mohan Singh ◽  
Partap Singh ◽  
Abhinav Bharti
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Avian Diversity ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
Location Map

This paper deals with addition of three raptor birds species (Family: Accipitridae) from Todgarh-Raoli wildlife sanctuary; in which two species i.e. Crested serpent eagle and Crested Hawk eagle are addition to avian diversity of Rajasthan desert and one bird species (Short toed eagle) is first record from this sanctuary. Taxonomic description, distribution, vernacular name, present status, location map and photographs are provide here for their easy identification and updating of avian diversity of Todgarh-Raoli wildlife sanctuary.

scholarly journals Diet Diversity and Dietary Overlap of Two Sympatric Vulture Species in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Keyword(s):  
Diet Composition ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Ovis Aries ◽  
Dietary Overlap ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Diet Diversity ◽  
Bearded Vulture ◽  
Frequency Occurrence ◽  
Himalayan Species

Bird species that use similar resources are expected to use variant foraging approaches and segregate in order to minimize a possible competition among them. However, if they fail to attain this exclusion, competition results. We studied the diet composition and dietary overlap between two sympatric vulture species: Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) and Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), the two important avian scavengers of Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary of Kashmir Himalaya. Analysis of pellets collected from feeding and roosting sites of these vulture species revealed a significant variation in their food consumption with Himalayan species consuming mostly larger dead mammalian species with higher frequency occurrence of 66.66% of Bubalus bubalus and bearded species the smaller dead mammalian ones with highest frequency occurrence of Ovis aries (83.82%). Diet spectrum of Himalayan vulture was more diverse (H’=1.97) than that of Bearded vulture (H’=1.64). The values of Berger-Parker index (Pimax) follows the reverse order of diversity with Pimax=36.2% for Himalayan vulture and Pimax =48.7% for Bearded vulture. There was very low dietary overlap between the two species (Ojk=0.466; C=0.457) which may favor their co-existence. The management of carrions of livestock and setting up of vulture restaurants is the need of the hour for the conservation of these scavenging birds which are facing high risk of extinction in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary.

scholarly journals Birds of Surat-Dangs: a consolidated checklist of 75 years (1944–2020) with special emphasis on noteworthy bird records and bird hotspots from northern Western Ghats of Gujarat, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 18752-18780
Author(s):  
Nikunj Jambu ◽  
Kaushal G. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Wood Pigeon

Surat-Dangs, historically known as a Bhil State, is the northernmost tip of Western Ghats in the state of Gujarat.  Despite being a part of an endemic bird area and global biodiversity hotspot, avifaunal diversity has been less documented in the landscape.  Two protected areas, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary and Vansda National Park, are designated in the landscape.  A handful of studies on birds have been conducted after Dr. Salim Ali’s collection in 1944–48.  We surveyed the landscape (both protected and non-protected areas) in 2012–13 and 2015–2018 for documentation of the avifaunal diversity.  We present a consolidated checklist of birds from our surveys as primary data and all published literature and eBird checklists as secondary data.  We have reported a total of 297 bird species belonging to 70 families and 21 orders including the first record of Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii for the State as well as Purna Wildlife Sanctuary.  Here, we have re-reported various species, which was suspected to be locally extinct from the protected area or landscape among other noteworthy bird records.  We have identified bird-rich localities outside the protected areas based on the survey done by Salim Ali (1944–48) that can be used for future surveys.  We also propose the landscape to be declared as an Important Bird Area (IBA) as per Global IBA criteria (A1, A2, & A3), which will pave the milestone for future conservation endeavors in the landscape.

Functional evenness of bird communities varies along the elevational gradient in Europe: Conservation implications

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Morelli ◽  
Yanina
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
Large Spatial Scale ◽  
Functional Evenness

ContextThe negative association between elevation and species richness is a well-recognized pattern in macro-ecology. ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate changes in functional evenness of breeding bird communities along an elevation gradient in Europe. MethodsUsing the bird data from the EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds we estimated an index of functional evenness which can be assumed as a measure of the potential resilience of communities.ResultsOur findings confirm the existence of a negative association between elevation and bird species richness in all European eco regions. However, we also explored a novel aspect of this relationship, important for conservation: Our findings provide evidence at large spatial scale of a negative association between the functional evenness (potential community resilience) and elevation, independent of the eco region. We also found that the Natura2000 protected areas covers the territory most in need of protection, those characterized by bird communities with low potential resilience, in hilly and mountainous areas.ConclusionsThese results draw attention to European areas occupied by bird communities characterized by a potential lower capacity to respond to strong ecological changes, and, therefore, potentially more exposed to risks for conservation.

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