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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Diversity & abundance of avifauna in four different habitats Boudh district Odisha, India
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Rekha Rani, Sandeep Kampa
Abstract
Birds are very good remarker for the environmental health and ecosystem degradation deforestation. It’s necessary to monitor their habitats, control the deforestation activities and fire activities in urban, rural and wild area to balance the nature. Boudh district, is a small district which is situated in the western part of Odisha. To know bird diversity, the study area divided into 5 different study sites; study site-A Madhapur, study site -B Purunakatak, study site -C Boudh, study site -D Manamunda, study site-E Kantamal. by applying line transect count method. a total no of 56 bird species belonging to 27 families and 11 orders have founded. Study site -E Kantamal have higher number of bird species with 25 species belonging to 14 families and 8 orders followed by, study sites – B Purunakatak have 24 species belonging to 15 orders and 8 orders, study site - C Boudh have 21 species belonging to 15 families and 8 orders, study site -D Manamunda have 12 species belonging to 5 families and 5 orders, study site -A Madhapur have 9 species belonging to 6 families and 5 orders. Out of 56 birds, 20 bird’s species are aquatic birds and maximum number of birds belong to order Passeriformes and Anseriformes respectively. Bird species diversity was quantified throughout 5 different study sites of the study area by applying Shannon wiener index for diversity and Pielou’s index for evenness. Out of 56 birds three species are Nearly Threatened (NT) and two species are Vulnerable (VU). This bird count survey study gave very fruitful result regarding semi urban and forest area.
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Pages:90-97
How to cite this article:
Rekha Rani, Sandeep Kampa "Diversity & abundance of avifauna in four different habitats Boudh district Odisha, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 90-97
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