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Research Paper | Zoology | India | Volume 6 Issue 1, January 2017 | Rating: 6.6 / 10
Records of Birds under Vulnerable and Near Threatened Category from the different Habitat around Yavatmal, Central India
Abstract: Based on five years an avian study of selected area has helps to make a bird list of Near Threatened (NT) & Vulnerable (VU) category according to ENVIS Centre of Avian Ecology. Fifteen species were sighted during observations of different ecological habitat from which twelve birds are NT and three are VU. Out of fifteen ten are waders, three-raptors and two-passerine. It was noticed that Grey Headed Fish Eagle, Red Headed Falcon, European Roller, Indian Skimmer sighted only one time but Ferruginous Duck, Greater Thick-Knee, Pallid Harrier were two time. Curlew Sandpiper has sighted constantly three years and remaining all the species are observed every year during study period. This study will continue and in future, the number goes on increasing compare to the list of NT and VU species published by ENVIS.
Keywords: Near-Threatened species, Vulnerable species, Selected habitat, Different Habitat, Around Yavatmal
Edition: Volume 6 Issue 1, January 2017,
Pages: 474 - 475