Avian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve

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dc.contributor.advisorVashishat, Nisha
dc.contributor.authorShifali
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-03T07:03:42Z
dc.date.available2021-03-03T07:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShifali (2020). Avian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810161895
dc.keywordsWetland, Diversity, Feeding guilds, Passeriformes, Migratory birds, Community reserveen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages94en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemAvian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserveen_US
dc.subZoologyen_US
dc.themeAvian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserveen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleAvian Diversity and Their Feeding Guilds in Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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