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The Birds of Nameri National Park-Assam, India: an Annotated Checklist1 Bird Populations 10:37-55 © The Institute for Bird Populations 2010 THE BIRDS OF NAMERI NATIONAL PARK-ASSAM, INDIA: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST1 NIRANJAN DAS2 Department of Geography North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong-793022, INDIA SUJATA DEORI Department of Geography North Gauhati College North Guwahati-78403, Kamrup-Assam, INDIA Abstract. Assam, comprising the eastern Himalayas, is one of the Mega bio- diversity hot spots of the world. It forms part of two bird areas, viz. eastern Himalaya and Assam plains, with many endemic species. Nameri National Park is a part of the North Bank Landscape (NBL) of Brahmaputra River bordering Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as established by the World Wildlife Fund; it also is a part of the Eastern Himalayan Bio-diversity Hotspot. Detailed in this checklist are 374 avian species recorded in Nameri National Park. The list was compiled on the basis of fieldwork carried out in 1996-2003, as well as tabulation of records by other observers. This includes, as reported in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List: eight globally threatened species (White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata), Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis), Pallas’s Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga), Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) and Jerdon’s Babbler (Chrysomma altirostre); and five near threatened species (White-cheeked Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis), Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda), White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis) and Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus). Annotations highlight the present status of avian species in Nameri National Park. Key words: Assam, avian hotspots, India, Nameri National Park. LAS AVES DEL PARQUE NACIONAL NAMERI-ASSAM, INDIA: UNA LISTA ANOTADA Resumen. Assam, que incluye el Himalaya oriental, es uno de los “hot spots” mega diversos del planeta. Forma parte de dos áreas avifaunísticas, el Himalaya este y las llanuras de Assam, con numerosos endemismos. El Parque Nacional Nameri es parte del North Bank Landscape (NBL) del Río Brahmaputra que bordea Assam y Arunachal Pradesh según lo establecido por el World Wildlife Fund; también forma parte del Hotspot de Biodiversidad del Himalaya Oriental. Detalladas en esta lista se encuentran 374 especies de aves registradas en el Parque Nacional Nameri. La lista fue recopilada en base a trabajo de campo llevado a cabo en 1996-2003, así como mediante la tabulación de registros de otros observadores. Esto ____________________ 1Received 12 May 2010; accepted: 8 June 2010. 2Corresponding author: [email protected] [37] NIRANJAN DAS AND SUJATA DEORI incluye, como se reporta en la Lista Roja de la UICN: ocho especies globalmente amenazadas (Cairina scutulata, Aceros nipalensis, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clanga, Leptotilos dubius y Chrysomma altirostre); y cinco especies casi amenazadas (Arborophila atrogularis, Sterna acuticauda, Haliaeetus albicilla, Ichthyophaga humilis, y Sarcogyps calvus). Las anotaciones resaltan el estado actual de las especies de aves del Parque Nacional Nameri. Palabras clave: Assam, hotspots de aves, India, Parque Nacional Nameri. INTRODUCTION by the Jia-Bhorelli River and its tributaries Nameri National Park (latitude 26º51’ to 27º04’ namely Diji, Dinai, Doigurung, Nameri, Dikorai, N, longitude 92º39’ to 92º59’ E) covers 200 km2 of Khari. the eastern Himalayan foothills in Assam (Fig. The terrain is undulating, with lower areas at 1). It is contiguous with Pakhui Wildlife 80–100 m along the Jia-Bhorelli and its tributaries, Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh to the north. and higher areas at 200–225m in the central and Together they exceed 1,000 km2, ranging in northern parts of the park. Soils are composed of altitude from 79 to >1,500m. The park extends sand or sandy loam alluvial deposits. Numerous east and south of the west bank of the Bor- small rivers and perennial streams originating in Dikorai River from the interstate boundary at Arunachal Pradesh run through the park and Sijussa to the left bank of Jia-Bhorelli River along feed into the Jia-Bhorelli River. Many rivers shift the north of Sikam Basti, up to the south bank of their course during the rainy season and form Balipara Reserve Forest. The area is criss-crossed dry riverbeds during winter. FIGURE 1. Location of Nameri National Park and distribution of habitats. [38] BIRDS OF NAMERI NATIONAL PARK The subtropical monsoon climate of the region Park was formed in1988. Considerable com- is characterised by heavy rainfall with an annual mercial timber exploitation and intensive average of 3,500mm. The predominance of the extraction of canebrakes has taken place, and southwest monsoon causes precipitation to be habitat has been further degraded through highly seasonal (Barthakur 1986). Most of the livestock grazing. In recent years, cattle camps rain falls between May and September, which have been evicted to reduce grazing pressure, forms the summer (hot) season. Winters resulting in grassland regeneration in some (October to April) are usually cool and dry, areas. A belt of reserved forests contiguous to although rains are not uncommon. The average the park forms a buffer, but which is now being temperature varies from a low of 5ºC in winter encroached upon for homesteads and culti- to a high of 37ºC in summer. The relative vation. This has resulted in further fragmen- humidity is high, and varies between 65 and tation of the park, which in turn is becoming >90%. Forest and woodland cover the majority progressively insular. of the park (94%, i.e.188 km2). Grasslands are found along the banks of the Jia-Bhorelli River and its tributaries and cover an area of 10 km2 RESULTS (5%). The remaining 2 km2 (1%) is formed by Like most areas in North-East India, Nameri has various river beds. Nameri is covered by been poorly surveyed for avian species. No tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist published checklist of the birds of the park deciduous forest with cane and bamboo brakes exists, although there is some literature relating and narrow strips of open grassland along to birds in the neighboring Pakhui Wildlife rivers. Grasslands comprise >10% of the total Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh (Datta et al. area of the park while the semi-evergreen and 1998; Singh 1991, 1994). Fieldwork has mostly moist deciduous species dominate the area. The done in Nameri during all seasons from 2005 to vegetation of the park is a mosaic of four major September 2009, although less intensively prior forest types (Champion and Seth 1968): (1) to 2004. Before then records were kept from eastern alluvial secondary semi-evergreen forest, ecotourism excursions in the park. Bird species (2) low alluvial savannah woodland, (3) eastern from Nameri are recorded in Talukdar (1997), dillenia swamp forest, and (4) wet bamboo Talukdar and Das (1997), Dymond (1998), forest (usually found along streams or on badly Hendriks (1998), and Barua and Sharma (1999); drained hollows), with areas of cane brakes see also the IUCN Red List (Bird Life Inter- formed by Calamus tenuis. Orchids include national 2004). Dendrobium, Cymbidium, and Ladies Sleeper, A total of 374 bird species have been recorded along with tree ferns and lianas; creepers are from Nameri (see Appendix, Table 1). These some of the specialties of this forest. include nine globally threatened species (three Parts of the area were designated as Nauduar Critically Endangered, four Endangered, seven Reserve Forest in 1876 and Nameri Wildlife Vulnerable and eight Near-Threatened), many of Sanctuary in 1985. The present Nameri National which are dependent on forest. The park TABLE 1. Major bird watching areas of Nameri National Park. Locations identified during field surveys in 2004-2009; A-Available, NA-Not Available. Resident Migratory Grassland Hill birds Hill birds Locality Birds Birds Birds in winter year round Potasali (Watch tower) A A A A NA Kurua Beel A A NA A A Borghulli Beel A A A A NA Magurmari beel A A NA A NA Balipung area A A A A NA Along Jiabhoreli River A A A NA NA Near Bogijuli Nala NA A A A A [39] NIRANJAN DAS AND SUJATA DEORI provides little habitat for any globally result of feeding on carcasses of animals treated threatened grassland species that occur with the veterinary drug diclofenac. Between elsewhere in Assam, apart from Jerdon’s Babbler 2001 to 2002, this species was recorded five (Chrysomma altirostre), which was reported in times, usually involving 2–3 birds, mostly seen January 2004 (Robson 2004). Rahmani et al. soaring near the south buffer area of the park. (1990) mentioned that the endangered Bengal WHITE-WINGED WOOD DUCK (Cairina Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) might be found scutulata) — Endangered. This resident species in the area ‘in due course’ as the grasslands, inhabits pools and secluded marshes in dense although not extensive, were suitable in certain forest. Although no population estimate has places and were being given protection. been made, sightings are fairly regular and However, the species was not detected during breeding occurs: 11 ducklings were seen on 17 the study. June 2003 with two adults. Nameri is one of the few areas where this species has been recorded OBSERVATIONS ON SELECTED SPECIES in Assam outside its main stronghold in the FOUND IN NAMERI NATIONAL PARK, Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve, where a INCLUDING IUCN STATUS. population of 200 individuals is estimated (out The following species are of special status, of a total Indian population of 300–350 deserving more extensive discussion than the individuals; Islam and Rahmani 2002). remaining species presented in Table 2 (see SPOTTED GREENSHANK (Tringa guttifer) — Fig. 2). Endangered. This species has a very small WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE (Gyps population that is declining. One bird was seen bengalensis) — Critically Endangered. Between in Kurua Beel (Wetland) along with a group of 1998 and 2000, this species was recorded seven Spot-billed Ducks (Anas peocilorhyncha) on 19th times, usually involving 2–3 birds, mostly seen February 2003 early morning.
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