Avian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve
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2020
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The present study was performed to record the avian diversity and feeding guilds of birds at
Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve; district Gurdaspur in the state of Punjab, India from
June 2018 to May 2019. A total of 121 species of birds belonging to 19 orders and 47 families
were observed during the study period. The maximum number (38) of the species in the area
belonged to order Passeriformes. 27 winter migratory, 3 summer migratory and 91 resident
species of birds were observed during study. One vulnerable (Aythya ferina) and six near
threatened species were observed (i.e. Aythya nyroca, Anhinga melanogaster, Mycteria
leucocephala, Sterna aurantia, Psittacula eupatria, Threskiornis melanocephalus) as per
IUCN red list. A particular pattern of arrival and departure of migratory birds was observed.
The winter migrants started to appear in October when the temperature started decreasing.
The abundance of birds varied significantly during different seasons. Major variation was
found in some species abundance at three different sites of the same wetland. Seven major
feeding guilds i.e. Carnivorous, Insectivorous, Omnivorous, Granivorous, Herbivorous,
Frugivorous and Nectarivorous were found during the study. Maximum number of the species
(36) found were belonging to Carnivorous guild. This study reveals that Keshopur Chhamb
Community Reserve acts as a refuge site for many waterbirds including wader, waterfowl and
many migratory and threatened species. Hence, it is recommended that protection of the
wetland from the human disturbance is of urgent need.
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Shifali (2020). Avian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.