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South -Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (SAJMS) ISSN:2349-7858:SJIF:2.246:Volume 3 Issue 5

AVIFAUNAL DIVERSITY IN AND AROUND KHAMGAON DISTRICT

BULDANA (M.S.) INDIA

Prakash Shriram Bawaskar1, Kiran Shriram Bawaskar

2* & Sanjay Haribhau Bharambe

3

1-Msc student in P.G. Department of Zoology G.S. College, Khamgaon-444303, Dist-Buldana (M.S.)

India.

2-PA-II in CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440 020

3- D.P. road, Vanare Lay Out, Jayhari Nagar, Khamgaon – 444303, Dist- Buldana (M.S.) India.


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ABSTRACT

The present paper deals with the community of the birds in and around Khamgaon district

Buldana (M.S.) India. It is situated at co-ordinates Latitude 20.6833, Longitude 76.5666. In

present there is no report an avifaunal diversity from Khamgaon taluk. So that present study has

been conducted over a period of four years from 2012-2016 to prepare a checklist in and around

Khamgaon district Buldana (M.S.) India. The study revealed a total 215 species of birds

belonging to the 67 Families and 20 Orders of which 151 species were resident, 17 migratory

residents, 42 winters migrant, 3 breeding migrant and 2 species were found to be passage

migrant.

KEY WORDS: - Avifauna, Dams, Diversity, Khamgaon, Sanctuary, Villages.


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INTRODUCTION

India is mega –diversity centre harbor about 1301 species of birds that

amount to 13% of the total birds of the world (Ali, 2012). Birds are essential animal group of an

ecosystem and maintain a tropic level. Birds play an important role in ecosystem as potential

pollinators, scavengers, bio-monitoring in controlling insect pest and also an excellent ecological

indicator. So that the detail study on an avifauna and their ecosystem is important to protect

them. Avifaunal diversity is one of the most important ecological indicators to evaluate the

quality of habitat.

Vidarbha occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of

Maharashtra. The Vidarbha holds about three quarters of its forest. It has 11 districts out of

which Buldana is one of them. Khamgaon is a city in Buldana district (M.S.) India. Co-ordinates

at Latitude 20.6833, Longitude 76.5666.The Avifaunal diversity have been studied by number of

workers and co-workers in Vidarbha (M.S.). The annotated checklist of Nagpur area represented

284 species of birds (Kasambe 2009), 171 species of birds at Pohara Malkhed forest reserve and

Amravati University campus (Kasambe and Wadatkar 2002), 135 species of birds’ observed in

and around Ambazari Lake Nagpur (G.T. Kedar 2012), Total 312 species of birds were reported

from Navegaon National Park Gondia (G.T. Palewal 2013), 76 species of birds studied from

chaprala wild life sanctuary Gadchiroli (M.S.) India (Chauhan and Dhamani 2014), total 92

species of birds identified from Tamkarada forest near Malegaon tehsil of Washim district (P.

Ingle et.al. 2015), total 99species of birds reported from Junona lake Chandrapur (N.V. Harney

2015), 158 species of birds observed and recorded from Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary

Pandharkawada district Yavatmal (M.S.) India (A.J. Wanjari et.al. 2013), however an

information on an avian fauna in Vidarbha region is much limited.

(V.R. Tiwari, IFS, conservator of Forest) reported 114 species of bird diversity

in plan for Buldana forest division period of 2010-11 to 2019-20; (Dr. V.R. Kakade 2012)

reported 94 species of birds at and around Buldana Town. A total 28 species of water birds were

recorded from Rajura, Godada and Dhanora lakes of Buldana (P.S. Joshi 2012). There is no

report on an avifaunal diversity from Khamgaon taluk till a date, hence the present study has

been conducted over a period of 3 years from 2013-2016.To prepare a checklist of avifaunal

diversity at Khamgaon district Buldana (M.S.) India.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

STUDY AREA:-

Khamgaon taluk known for being biggest emerged city in Buldana district

(M.S.) India. Co–ordinates at Latitude 20.6833, Longitude 76.5666.It has 132 villages. A

Gyanganga sanctuary is situated at 20 km from Khamgaon city. Khamgaon have hottest summer

city in Vidarbha after Nagpur. It has extreme climate. The winters are very cold, where area

summer has very hot, summer temperature can go as 490C. An average rain fall is 694.69 mm.

There are no detailed reports on an avifauna from this region of Khamgaon, hence the present

study has been conducted over a period of 4 years from 2012-2016 and prepare a checklist of

avifauna of this area. The study sites were selected as Shelodi, Januna, Temburna, Parkhed,

Waghali, Geru Matargaon, Varna and Botha forest. Each of the sites was surveyed randomly

during 4-6 consecutive days depending on whether condition and time.


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METHODOLOGY:

The present report based on an observation made from Apr-2012 to Apr-2016.

Randomly visits were made weekly to that area throughout year. The observation was carried out

by using binocular of Olympus 12X-50X magnification and spot identification were done by

using field guide (Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp, 2011, Krys Kazmierczak

2000) and photographic documentation were done by using camera (Nikon D90 with 70-300 mm

VR lens and Cannon power shot 530 with 50 X zoom) Only those species with confirm

identification were reported. The status of each species are characterize as residential migrant,

winter migrant , breeding migrant and passage migrant.

RESULT AND DESCUSSION:

During a study investigation 215 species of birds were documented belonging

to 67 different families and 20 different orders of class Aves. Out of these 151 species of the

birds were residential, 17 species were residential migratory, 42 species were winter migratory, 3

species were breeding migrant and 2 species were found to be passage migrant. It was observed

that the maximum bird’s species were recorded during early monsoon and late winter, while

comparatively less numbers of birds was recorded during summer, late rainy season and early

winter. A total of 120 bird’s species were found to be common, 61 species found to be

uncommon, 24 species of birds found to be occasional and 10 species of birds were found to be a

rare. There are illustrated as in table.

It was seen that Indian Silver bill, Red Avadavat, Black

headed Buntings found into a flock in winter. The Rosy Starling was found after winter in flocks.

House sparrow was also found in small flocks throughout year. However lesser whistling ducks,

spot billed ducks, common coot, painted stork, red crested pochard, northern shoveler, northern

pintail, Rudy shelduck were found to be in flocks during winter. Some important and rare

sightings were osprey at Januna Lake, brown headed gull, grey headed bunting, common crane,


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demoiselle crane and greater flamingo at Mas reservoir. Eurasian thicknee, garganey and mallard

a gyanganga dam, mottled wood owl, grey jungle fowl and brown headed barbet at gyanganga

sanctuary.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:-

Authors are thankful to Mr.Dehwal (RFO Khamgaon) and Ashahar Khan

in his continuous inspiration and support. Sincerely thankful to birder friends Zunzunwala,

Dinesh khate, Sanjay Bharambe, Mangesh Bahurupi, Sanket Kolhe, Bhima Bari and Prakash

Bawaskar for their hard field work and valuable support to us.

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Table- Checklist of Birds from Khamgaon

Common name Scientific Name Status Abundance

Podicipediformes Podicipedidae

Little grebe

Suliformes Anhingidae

Oriental darter

Phalacrocoracidae

Little cormorant

Indian cormorant

Great cormorant

Pelecaniformes Ardeidae

Little egret

Cattle egret

Great egret

Intermediate egret

Striated heron

Pond heron

Grey heron

Purple heron

Black-crown night heron

Threskiornithidae

Black headed ibis

Red -naped ibis

Glossy ibis

Eurasian spoonbill

Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae

Asian open bill

Painted stork

Wooly necked stork

Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae

Greater flamingo

Anseriformes Anatidae

Lesser whistling duck

Bar headed goose

Rudy shelduck

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Anhinga melanogaster

Phalacrocorax niger

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Phalacrocorax carbo

Egretta garzetta

Bubulcus ibis

Casmerodius albus

Mesophoyx intermedia

Butorides striatus

Ardeola grayii

Ardea cinerea

Ardea purpurae

Nycticorax nycticorax

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Pseudibis papillosa

Plegadis falcinellus

Platalea leucorodia

Anastomus oscitans

Mycteria leucocephala

Ciconia nigra

Phoenicopterus roseus

Dendrocygna javanica

Anser indicus

Tadorna ferruginea

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RM

R

RM

RM

R

R

R

R

R

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RM

R

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U

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C

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C

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Rr

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Knob-billed duck

Common teal

Cotton teal

Gadwall

Mallard

Spot billed duck

Northern shoveler

Northern pintail

Eurasian wigeon

Garganey

Red crested pochard

Tufted duck

Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Black kite

Black shoulder kite

Shikra

Oriental honey buzzard

Short toed snake eagle

Crested serpent eagle

White eye buzzard

Booted eagle

Eurasian marsh harrier

Pallid harrier

Falconidae

Common kestrel

Red necked falcon

Peregrine falcon

Pandionidae

Osprey

Galliformes Phasianidae

Common quail

Rain quail

Jungle bush quail

Grey francolin

Painted francolin

Grey jungle fowl

Indian peafowl

Turniciformes Turnicidae

Yellow leg button quail

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Anas crecca

Nettapus coromandelianus

Anas strepera

Anas platyrhynchos

Anas poecilorhyncha

Anas clypeata

Anas acuta

Anas Penelope

Anas querquedula

Netta rufina

Aythya ferina

Milvus migrans

Elanus caeruleus

Accipiter badius

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Circaetus gallicus

Spilornis cheela

Butastur teesa

Hieraaetus pennatus

Circus aeruginosus

Circus macrourus

Falco tinnunculus

Falco chicquera

Falco peregrines

Pandion haliaetus

Coturnix coturnix

Coturnix coromandelica

Perdicula asiatica

Francolinus pondicerianus

Francolinus pintadeanus

Gallus sonneratii

Pavo cristatus

Turnix tanki

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R

WM

WM

R

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C

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Rr

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O

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O

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C

C

C

U

U

O

U

O

U

U

C

O

U

O

C

C

C

C

U

O

C

U


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Barred button quail

Gruiformes Gruidae

Common crane

Demoiselle crane

Rallidae

common coot

commn moorhen

purple swamphen

white breasted water hen

Charadriiformes Burhinidae

Eurasian thick nee

Charadriidae

Red wattled lapwing

Yellow wattled lapwing

Small pranticol

Oriental pranticol

Little ring plover

Kentish plover

Glareolidae

Indian courser

Laridae

River tern

Brown headed gull

Jacanidae

Pheasant tailed jacana

Bronze wing jacana

Recurvirostridae

Black wing stilt

Scolopaciidae

Black tailed godwit

Ruff

Common snipe

Painted snipe

Wood sand piper

Common green shank

Common red shank

Spotted red shank

Little stint

Turnix suscitator

Grus grus

Grus virgo

Fulica atra

Gallinula chloropus

Porphyrio porphyrio

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Burhinus oedicnemus

Vanellus indicus

Vanellus malabaricus

Glareola lacteal

Glareola maldivarum

Charadrius dubius

Charadrius alexandrines

Cursorius coromandelius

Sterna aurantia

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Metopidius indicus

Himantopus himantopus

Limosa limosa

Philomachus pugnax

Gallinago gallinago

Rostratula bengalensis

Tringa glareola

Tringa nebularia

Tringa tetanus

Tringa erythropus

Calidris minuta

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C

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Temmicks stint

Columbiformes Columbidae

Blue rock pigeon

Yellow footed green pigeon

Eurasian collared dove

Spotted dove

Laughing dove

Oriental turtle dove

Red collard dove

Pteroclididae

Chestnut tailed sandgrouse

Psittaciformes Psittacidae

Rose ringed parakeet

Plum headed parakeet

Alexandrine parakeet

Cuculiformes Cuculidae

Indian cuckoo

Asian koel

Common hawk cuckoo

Southern coucal

Jacobin cuckoo

Shirker malkoha.

Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae

Indian nightjar

Savanna nightjar

Jungle nightjar

Strigidae

Spotted owlet

Jungle owlet

Indian scops owl

Mottled wood owl

Eurasian eagle owl

Tytonidae

Barn owl

Calidris temminckii

Columba livia

Treron phoenicopterus

Streptopelia decaocto

Stigmatopelia chinensis

Stigmstopelia senegalensis

Streptopelia orientalis

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Pterocles exustus

Psittacula krameri

Psittacula pcyanocephala

Psittacula eupatria

Cuculus micropterus

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Hierococcyx varius

Centropus sinensis

Clamator jacobinus

Taccocua leschenaultia

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Caprimulgus affinis

Caprimulgus indicus

Athene brama

Glaucidium radiatum

Otus bakkamoena

Strix ocellata

Bubo bubo

Tyto alba

WM

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R

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Apodiformes Apodidae

Little swift

Asian palm swift

Crested tree swift

Coraciiformes Alcedinidae

Common kingfisher

White throated kingfisher

Pied kingfisher

Coraciidae

Indian roller

Meropidae

Green bee eater

Bucerotiformes Bucerotidae

Indian grey hornbill

Upupidae

Common hoopoe

Piciformes Megalaimidae

Copper smith barbet

Brown headed barbet

Picidae

Black rumped flameback

Yellow crowned woodpecker

Brown capped pygmy woodpecker

Passeriformes Alaudidae

Indian bush lark

Ashy crowned sparrow lark

Sykes’s lark

Rufous tailed lark

Oriental skylark

Hirundinidae

Dusky crag martin

Barn swallow

Red rumped swallow

Wire tailed swallow

Streak throated swallow

Apus affinis

Cypsiurus balasiensis

Hemiprocne coronate

Alcedo atthis

Halcyon smyrnensis

Ceryle rudis

Coracias benghalensis

Merops orientalis

Ocyceros birostris

Upupa epops

Megalaima zeylanica

Megalaima haemacephala

Dinopium benghalense

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

Dendrocopos nanus

Mirafra erythroptera

Eremopterix griseus

Galerida deva

Ammomanes phoenicura

Alauda gulgula

Ptyonoprogne concolor

Hirundo rustica

Cecropis daurica

Hirundo smithii

Petrochelidon fluvicola

R

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Dicruridae

Black drongo

White belied drongo

Ashy drongo

Greater racket tailed drongo

Tephrodornithidae

Common wood shrike

Laniidae

Long tailed shrike

Bay backed shrike

Southern grey shrike

Sturnidae

Brahminy starling

Asian pied starling

Rosy starling

Chestnut tailed starling

Common myna

Corvidae

Rufous treepie

House crow

Jungle crow

Oriolidae

Indian golden oriole

Black hooded oriole

Irenidae

Common iora

Jerdon’s leafbird

Sittidae

Indian nutchat

Pycnonotidae

Red vented bulbul

Pittidae

Indian pitta

Timaliidae

Common babler

Jungle babler

Large grey babler

Yellow eye babler

Dicrurus macrocercus

Dicrurus caerulescens

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Dicrurus paradiseus

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Lanius schach

Lanius vittatus

Lanius meridionalis

Sturnia pagodarum

Gracupica contra

Pastor roseus

Sturnia malabarica

Acridotheres tristis

Dendrocitta vagabunda

Corvus splendens

Corvus macrorhynchos

Oriolus oriolus

Oriolus xanthornus

Aegithina tiphia

Chloropsis jerdoni

Sitta castanea

Pycnonotus cafer

Pitta brachyuran

Turdoides caudata

Turdoides malcolmi

Turdoides striata

Chrysomma sinense

R

R

RM

R

R

R

R

R

R

RM

PM

RM

R

R

R

R

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R

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U

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C

C

C

C

C

C

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C

C

C

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U

C

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Campephagidae

Small minivet

White bellied minivet

Muscicapidae

Red breasted flycatcher

Tickells blue flycatcher

Verditer flycatcher

Asian brown flycatcher

Indian robin

Oriental magpie robin

Black red start

Pied bush chat

Common stone chat

Siberian stone chat

Monarchidae

Asian paradise flycatcher

Rhipiduridae

White browed fantail

Cisticolidae

Ashy prinia

Plain prinia

Jungle prinia

Common tailor bird

Zitting cisticola

Sylviidae

Lesser white throat

Hume’s white throat

Phylloscopidae

Common chiffchaff

Greenish warbler

Acrocephalidae

Blyth’s reed warbler

Turdidae

Orange headed thrush

Paridae

Cinereous tit

Indian yellow tit

Motacillidae

Grey wagtail

Yellow wagtail

Citrine wagtail

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Pericrocotus erythropygius

Ficedula parva

Cyornis tickelliae

Eumyias thalassinus

Muscicapa dauurica

Saxicoloides fulicatus

Copsychus saularis

Phoenicurus ochruros

Saxicola caprata

Saxicola torquatus

Saxicola maurus

Terpsiphone paradise

Rhipidura aureola

Prinia socialis

Prinia inornata

Prinia sylvatica

Orthotomus sutorius

Cisticola juncidis

Sylvia curruca

Sylvia althaea

Phylloscopus collybita

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Geokichla citrine

Parus major

Parus xanthogenys

Motacilla cinerea

Motacilla flava

Motacilla citreola

R

R

WM

R

WM

RM

R

R

RM

R

R

WM

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

WM

WM

WM

PM

PM

R

R

R

WM

WM

WM

C

U

C

U

U

C

C

C

C

C

C

O

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

U

U

C

U

O

U

U

U

C

C

C


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White browed wagtail

White wagtail

Paddy field pipit

Tree pipit

Zosteropidae

Oriental white eye

Nectariniidae

Purple sunbird

Purple rumped sunbird

Passeridae

house sparrow

chestnut shoulder petronia

Ploceidae

Baya weaver

Estrildidae

Indian silverbill

Red avadavat

White rumped munia

Scaly breasted munia

Black headed munia

Emberizidae

Crested bunting

Grey necked bunting

Black headed bunting

Motacilla maderaspatensis

Motacilla alba

Anthus rufulus

Anthus trivialis

Zosterops palpebrosus

Cinnyris asiaticus

Leptocoma zeylonica

Passer domesticus

Gymnoris xanthocollis

Ploceus philippinus

Euodice malabarica

Amandava amandava

Lonchura striata

Lonchura punctulata

Lonchura malacca

Melophus lathami

Emberiza buchanani

Emberiza melanocephala

R

WM

R

RM

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

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WM

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

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U

U

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Abbreviations used in the Table: -

Status :- R- Resident, RM- Resident Migrant, WM- Winter Migrant, BM- Breeding Migrant and

PM- Passage Migrant.

Abundance: - C- Common, U- Uncommon, O- Occasional, Rr- Rare

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