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Indian Forester, 140 (10) : 965-969, 2014
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BIRDS OF BALIPADAR- BHETNOI COM M UNITY CONSERVED BLACKBUCK HABITAT, GANJAM , ODISHA, INDIA
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SUBRAT DEBATA, S.D. ROUT, H.K. SAHU AND C.S. KAR
P.G. Dept . of Wildlife & Biodiversit y Conservat ion, Nort h Orissa Universit y, Takat pur,Baripada-757003
srust i_d_rout @ rediffmail.com
ABSTRACT
Birds of Blackbuck Community Conserved Area w ere studied from M arch 2012 to February 2013. A total 104 species
belonging to 84 genera and 47 families w ere recorded of w hich family Ardeidae w as the most diverse comprising 7
species. Resident birds constituted major part of the diversity (81.74%) follow ed by w inter visitors (17.3%) and summer
visitor (0.96%). Highest (95 species) w as recorded in the month of December and w inter w as the most diverged season
in terms of number of species (101 species) follow ed by summer (84 species) and monsoon (71 species).
Key w ords: Bird diversit y, Prot ected areas, Communit y conserved areas, Balipadar-Bhet noi blackbuck habitat
Introduction
Birds play a crucial role in forest ecosystem as
potent ial pollinators, seed dispersers and scavengers
(Palei et al., 2012). They are viable indicators of biological
diversit y (Sinhaa et al., 2011) and changes in
environmental condit ions Furness and Greenwood,
1993; Gregory et al ., 2004). The avian diversit y of Odisha
is w ell endowed w it h 473 species (M ishra et al., 1996)
due to it s st rategic locat ion in t he east coast of India and
ranged over in 19 w ildlife sanct uaries, 1 biosphere
reserve and 1 nat ional park. Apart from t hat a number of
w ild species are cult urally protected and conserved in 26
communit y conserved areas in Odisha (Anonymous,
2012). Alt hough ext ensive w orks have been done to
explore bird diversit y from t he protected areas, scant y
attempt has been made to understand birds from
communit y conserved areas in Odisha. During present
st udy an attempt was made to prepare t he first
preliminary avian checklist of t he communit y conserved
area.
M aterial and M ethod
St udy area
The st udy was conducted in Ballipadar -Bhet noi
backbuck habitat of Ghumusar Sout h Forest Division,
Odisha (Fig. 1). The area lies w it hin 19°35'-19°55'N
Fig. 1 : Balipadar- Bhet noi communit y conserved area
Blackbuck Community Conserved Area was found harbour rich avian fauna w ith 104 species, majority of
them are resident birds (81.74%) followed by w inter visitors (17.3%) and only 0.96% summer visitor.
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P.G. Depart ment of Zoology, Nort h Orissa Universit y
Office of t he PCCF (Wildlife), Prakrut i Bhawan, Odisha
The Indian Forester
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lat it ude and 84°35'-84°50'E longit ude covering an area of
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64.21 km interspersed w it h sett lement s, agricult ural
lands, grass lands, past ure lands, sm all hillocks,
commercial plantat ions, water bodies and various road
net works (Kar, 2000 a,b). The area experiences all t hree
dist inct seasons i.e. summer (M ar- Jun), monsoon (JulOct ) and w inter (Nov- Feb) w it h maximum temperat ure
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of 42 C in summer and minimum 8 C during w inter.
Humidit y of t he area recorded from 65 to 94% w it h an
average 72%.
The st udy area was visited at middle of each mont h
for one year from M ar 2012 to February 2013 covering all
t hree seasons. Birds w ere observed w hen encountered
w it h a Nikon make 8×10 power prismat ic field binocular
and ident ified w it h t he help of various field guides (Ali
and Ripeley, 1983; Grimmett et al ., 2011). Nomenclat ure
and classificat ion of t he species followed M anakadan
and Pitt ie (2001). Only t he species w it h confirmed
ident it y w ere taken in t he checklist .
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St r i gi d ae, Ram p h ast i d ae, Di cr u r i d ae, Or i o l i d ae,
Pycnonot idae, Sylvidae, Nect ariniidae and Est rildidae (2
species each) and only single species was recorded from
each of t he families of Podicipedidae, Ciconiidae,
Threskior nit hidae, Anhingidae, Phalacrocoracidae,
Scolopacidae, Laridae, Psit t acidae, Caprim ulgidae,
Ap o d i d ae , U p u p i d ae , Co r aci i d ae , M e r o p i d ae ,
Bu cer o t id ae, Picid ae, Cam p ep h agid ae, Lan iid ae,
Hirundinidae, Chloropseidae, Nectariniidae, Passeridae,
Ploceidae. From all, resident birds const it uted major part
of t he diversit y by 85 species (81.74%) followed by w inter
visitors (18 species, 17.3%) and summer visitor (1
species, 0.96%). Highest number of bird species (95
species) was recorded in t he mont hs of December (Fig.
2). Winter season was t he most diverged season in terms
of t he number of species (101 species) followed by
summer (84 species) and monsoon by 71 species.
Results and Discussion
A total 104 species belonging to 84 genera and 47
families w ere recorded during st udy (Table 1). Ardeidae
was t he most diverse family comprising 7 species
fo llow ed by Phasianidae (6 species), Anat idae,
Falconidae, Columbidae, M uscicapidae (5 species each),
Rallidae, Cuculidae, Alaudidae, St urnidae (4 species
each), Alcedinidae, Corvidae, Cist icolidae, M otacillidae
(3 species each), Accipit ridae, Jacanidae, Charadriidae,
Fig. 2: Diversit y of different bird species in different mont hs
Table 1 : Preliminary checklist of birds of Balipadar-Bhet noi blackbuck conservat ion area, Ganjam
Sl No
Common name
I. FAM ILY: PHASIANIDAE
1.
Painted Francolin
2.
Grey Francolin
3.
Common Quail
4.
Rain Quail
5.
Jungle Bush Quail
6.
Indian Peafow l
II. FAM IY- ANATIDAE
7.
Lesser Whist ling Duck
8.
Cott on Pygmy Goose
9.
Gadw all
10.
Indian Spot-billed duck
11.
Nort hern Pintail
III. FAM ILY - PODICIPEDIDAE
12.
Litt le Grebe
IV. FAM ILY - CICONIIDAE
13.
Asian Openbill
V. FAM ILY - THRESKIORNITHIDAE
14.
Red-naped Ibis
VI. FAM ILY- ARDEIDAE
15.
Cinnamon Bitt ern
16.
Black-crow ned Night Heron
17.
Indian Pond Heron
18.
Purple Heron
Scientific name
Residential status
Francolinuspict us
R
Francolinuspondicerianus
Cot urnixcot urnix
Cot urnixcoromandelica
Perdiculaasiat ica
Pavocristat us
R
WV
WV
R
R
Dendrocygnajavanica
Nettapuscoromandelianus
Anasst repera
Anaspoecilorhyncha
Anasacuta
R
R
WV
R
WV
Tachybapt usruficollis
R
Anastomusoscitans
R
Pseudibispapillosa
WV
Ixobrychuscinnamomeus
Nyct icoraxnyct icorax
Ardeolagrayii
Ardeapurpurea
R
R
R
R
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Birds of Balipadar- Bhet noi communit y conserved blackbuck habitat , Ganjam, Odisha, India
Sl No
Common name
Catt le Egret
19.
20.
Intermediate Egret
21.
Litt le Egret
VII. FAM ILY - ANHINGIDAE
22.
Dart er
VIII. FAM ILY- PHALACROCORACIDAE
23 .
Litt le Cormorant
IX. FAM ILY- FALCONIDAE
24 .
Common Kest rel
25 .
Peregrine Falcon
26 .
Black-w inged Kite
27 .
Black Kite
28 .
Brahminey Kite
X. FAM ILY - ACCIPITRIDAE
29 .
Eurasian M arsh Harrier
30 .
Shikra
XI. FAM ILY- RALLIDAE
31 .
White-breast ed Waterhen
32 .
Purple Swamphen
33 .
Common M oorhen
34 .
Eurasian Coot
XII. FAM ILY- JACANIDAE
35 .
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
36 .
Bronze-w inged Jacana
XIII. FAM ILY- CHARADRIIDAE
37 .
Yellow watt led Lapw ing
38 .
Red watt led Lapw ing
XIV. FAM ILY - SCOLOPACIDAE
39 .
Wood Sandpiper
XV. FAM ILY - LARIDAE
40 .
River Tern
XVI. FAM ILY- COLUM BIDAE
41 .
Common Pigeon
42 .
Oriental Turt le Dove
43 .
Eurasian Collard Dove
44 .
Spott ed Dove
45 .
Laughing Dove
XVII. FAM ILY- PSITTACIDAE
46 .
Rose-ringed Parakeet
XVIII. FAM ILY- CUCULIDAE
47 .
Jacobin Cuckoo
48 .
Common Haw k Cuckoo
49 .
Asian Koel
50 .
Sout hern Coucal
XIX. FAM ILY- STRIGIDAE
51 .
Jungle Ow let
52 .
Spott ed Ow let
XX. FAM ILY- CAPRIM ULGIDAE
53 .
Indian Night jar
XXI. FAM ILY- APODIDAE
54 .
Asian Palm Sw ift
XXII. FAM ILY- UPUPIDAE
55 .
Common Hoopoe
XXIII. FAM ILY- CORACIIDAE
56 .
Indian Roller
XXIV. FAM ILY - ALCEDINIDAE
57 .
White-t hroated Kingfisher
58 .
Common Kingfisher
59 .
Pied Kingfisher
Scientific name
Residential status
Bubulcus ibis
M esophoyxint ermedia
Egrettagarzetta
R
R
R
Anhinga melanogaster
WV
Phalacrocoraxniger
R
Falco naumanni
Falco peregrines
Elanuscaeruleus
M ilvusmigrans
Haliast ur Indus
WV
WV
R
R
R
Circus aeruginosus
Accipiter badius
WV
R
Amaurornisphoenicurus
Porphyrioporphyrio
Gallinulachloropus
Fulicaat ra
R
R
R
R
Hydrophasianuschirurgus
M etopidiusindicus
R
R
Vanellusmalabaricus
Vanellusindicus
R
R
Tringaglareola
WV
St erna aurant ia
R
Columba livia
St reptopeliaorientalis
St reptopeliadecaocto
St igmatopeliachinensis
R
R
R
R
St igmatopeliasenegalensis
R
Psit taculakrameri
R
Clamatorjacobinus
Hierococcyxvarius
Eudynamysscolopaceus
Cent ro puss.parrot i
SV
R
R
R
Glaucidiumradiat um
At henebrama
R
R
Caprimulgusasiat icus
R
Cypsiurusbalasiensis
R
Upupaepops
R
Coraciasbenghalensis
R
Halcyon smyrnensisi
Alcedoatt his
Ceryler udis
R
R
R
967
The Indian Forester
968
Sl No
Common name
XXV. FAM ILY - M EROPIDAE
Green Bee Eater
60.
XXVI. FAM ILY - BUCEROTIDAE
61.
Indian Grey Hornbill
XXVII. FAM ILY- RAM PHASTIDAE
62.
Brow n-headed Barbet
63.
Coppersmit h Barbet
XXVIII. FAM ILY- PICIDAE
64.
Lesser Goldenback
XXIX. FAM ILY- CAM PEPHAGIDAE
65 .
Large Cockoo Shrike
XXX. FAM ILY- LANIIDAE
66 .
Brow n Shrike
XXXI. FAM ILY- DICRURIDAE
67 .
Black Drongo
68 .
White-bellied Drongo
XXXII. FAM ILY- ORIOLIDAE
69 .
Black-naped Oriole
70 .
Black-hooded Oriole
XXXIII. FAM ILY - CORVIDAE
71 .
RufousTreepie
72 .
Indian Jungle Crow
73 .
House Crow
XXXIV. FAM ILY - HIRUNDINIDAE
74 .
Red-rumped Swallow
XXXV. FAM ILY - ALAUDIDAE
75 .
Jerdon’sBushlark
76 .
Indian Bushlark
77 .
Ashy-crow ned Sparrow Lark
78 .
Oriental Skylark
XXXVI. FAM ILY- PYCNONOTIDAE
79 .
Red-w hiskered Bulbul
80 .
Red-vent ed Bulbul
XXXVII. FAM ILY - CISTICOLIDAE
81 .
Plain Prinia
82 .
Zitt ingCist icola
83 .
Common Tailorbird
XXXVIII. FAM ILY- SYLVIIDAE
84 .
Blyt h’s Reed Warbler
85 .
Jungle Babbler
XXXIX. FAM ILY- STURNIDAE
86 .
Jungle M yna
87 .
Common M yna
88 .
Asian Pied Starling
89 .
Brahminey Starling
XL. FAM ILY- M USCICAPIDAE
90 .
Oriental M agpie Robin
91 .
Indian Robin
92 .
Pied Bushchat
93 .
Asian Brow n Flycatcher
94 .
Verdit er Flycatcher
XLI. FAM ILY - CHLOROPSEIDAE
95 .
Jerdon’sLeafbird
XLII. FAM ILY- NECTARINIIDAE
96 .
Purple-rumped Sunbird
97 .
Purple Sunbird
XLIII. FAM ILY- PASSERIDAE
98 .
House Sparrow
XLIV. FAM ILY - PLOCEIDAE
99 .
Baya Weaver
Scientific name
[October
Residential status
M eropsorientalis
R
Ocycerosbirost ris
R
M egalaimazeylanica
M egalaimahaemacephala
R
R
Dinopiumbenghalense
R
Coracinamacei
R
Laniuscristat us
WV
Dicrurusm acrocercus
Dicruruscaerulescens
R
R
Orioluschinensis
Oriolusxant hornus
WV
R
Dendrocit tavagabunda
Corvus m. culminat us
Corvussplendens
R
R
R
Cecropisdaurica
WV
M irafraaffinis
M irafraeryt hropt era
Eremopt erixgriseus
Alaudagulgula
R
R
R
R
Pycnonot usjocosus
Pycnonot uscafer
R
R
Priniainornata
R
Cist icolajuncidis
Ort hotomussutorius
R
R
Acrocephalusdumetorum
Turdoidesst riata
WV
R
Acridot heresfuscus
Acridot herest rist is
Gracupica cont ra
St urniapagodarum
R
R
R
R
Copsychussaularis
Saxicoloidesfulicat us
Saxicolacaprata
M uscicapadauurica
Eumyiast halassinus
R
R
R
WV
WV
Chloropsisjerdoni
R
Leptocomazeylonica
Cinnyrisasiat icus
R
R
Passer domest icus
R
Ploceusphilippinus
R
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Birds of Balipadar- Bhet noi communit y conserved blackbuck habitat , Ganjam, Odisha, India
Sl No
Common name
Scientific name
XLV. FAM ILY - ESTRILDIDAE
Scaly-breast ed M unia
100.
101.
Chest nut M unia
XLVI. FAM ILY - M OTACILLIDAE
102.
Yellow Wagtail
103.
White Wagtail
104.
Paddy field Pipit
969
Residential status
Lonchurapunct ulata
Lonchura m. at ricapilla
R
R
M otacillaflava
M otacilla alba
Ant husrufulus
WV
WV
R
R- Resident , WV- Winter Visit or, SV- Summer Visit or
Conclusion
Alt hough t he area is facing biot ic interference like
set t lem ent s, agr icult ural pract ices, m onocult ur e
plant at ion, heavy livest ock grazing.; Schedule –I species
like Indian peafow l and Indian grey hornbill are
com m on in t his area. To m aint ain t he avian diversit y
rich and long t erm conservat ion it is very much
crucial to aware t he communit y t o maintain t he habitat
intact for long term conservat ion of it s biological
diversit y.
Acknow ledgements
We are t hankful to GoI-UNDP NRCOPA Project for providing st udy opport unit y in t he blackbuck habitat . We
express our sincere t hanks to t he forest officials and field staffs for t heir support and help in t he field. We are also
t hankful to t he local communit y for being a part of t he st udy.
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