International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences
Volume (3) - Issue (1), 2018 pp 57-60
Title
Community structure of avian fauna (morning hours) in Ghingran valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India
Author
Manish Kukreti
Abstract
Frequent surveys from July 2016 to June 2017 in a temperate deciduous forest of Ghingran valley resulted in identification 41 birds species, 15 families and 4 orders. Family Accipitdae with 7 species dominants in all birds. The fauna includes 3 threatened, viz. Gyps indicus, Gyps himalayensis and lophura lecomelanus, 9 endemic species, 27 species were found to have widespread distribution and very common in Ghingran valley.
Keywords
Temperate deciduous forest, Community, Relative abundance, avian fauna, Garhwal Himalaya.
Article History
Received on 15/11/2017, Accepted on 20/11/2017, Published on 28/01/2018
