Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 3 I 2015

Avifauna diversity of Sadashiv Nagar: Belgaum city, Karnataka, India

N. C. Hiragond

Biolife; 2015, 3(3), pp 763-768.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7297971

Abstract:

This paper deals with an assessment of avifauna diversity and their migratory status in Sadashiv nagar of Belagavi city in North Karnataka, India. A weekly observation from September 2011 to August 2013 for the period of 2 years resulted in documentation of 75 bird species belongs to 16 orders, 39 families and 65 genera. Passeriformes alone represent 59% of the total bird species recorded followed by Ciconiformes (5%) and Columbiformes (5%). Among the families Cistcolidae and Motacillidae consists maximum (5 species each) number of bird species followed by Ardeidae, Columbidae and Muscicapinae (4 species each).

Keywords:

Sadashiv Nagar, Karnataka, Cistocolidae, Motacillidae, Avifauna diversity

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Article Dates:

Received: 13 July 2015; Accepted: 30 August 2015; Published: 9 September 2015

How To Cite:

N. C. Hiragond. (2022). Avifauna diversity of Sadashiv Nagar: Belgaum city, Karnataka, India. Biolife, 3(3), 763–768. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7297971

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