Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part B (2022)
Study on avifaunal diversity and species richness in and around upper lake, Bhopal, India
Study on avifaunal diversity and species richness in and around upper lake, Bhopal, India
Author(s)
Hyder Ali Rather, Pragya Shrivastava and Varsha Gautam
Abstract
A total of 49 bird species belonging to 5 orders and 11 families of terrestrial and semi-aquatic birds were identified and recorded during the study. The highest population of bird species recorded during the month of May followed by June. The maximum number of birds was observed from Corvidae family (11 species) followed by Columbidae (6 species) and Passeridae (6 species). The highest percent occurrence was shown by Corvidae 22.44%. The highest diversity of 3.59 was observed in the month of May followed by 3.58 in the month of July and 3.57 in the month of April. Species richness was highest in the month of May followed by July and least in April.
How to cite this article:
Hyder Ali Rather, Pragya Shrivastava, Varsha Gautam. Study on avifaunal diversity and species richness in and around upper lake, Bhopal, India. Int J Appl Res 2022;8(2):121-126.