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Journal of Bioresource Management Volume 4 Issue 1 Article 4 A Study on Avifauna Present in Different Zones of Chitral Districts Madeeha Manzoor Center for Bioresource Research Adila Nazli Center for Bioresource Research, [email protected] Sabiha Shamim Center for Bioresource Research Fida Muhammad Khan Center for Bioresource Research Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/jbm Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Manzoor, M., Nazli, A., Shamim, S., & Khan, F. M. (2017). A Study on Avifauna Present in Different Zones of Chitral Districts, Journal of Bioresource Management, 4 (1). DOI: 10.35691/JBM.7102.0067 ISSN: 2309-3854 online (Received: May 29, 2019; Accepted: May 29, 2019; Published: Jan 1, 2017) This Article is brought to you for free and open access by CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Bioresource Management by an authorized editor of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Study on Avifauna Present in Different Zones of Chitral Districts Erratum Added the complete list of author names © Copyrights of all the papers published in Journal of Bioresource Management are with its publisher, Center for Bioresource Research (CBR) Islamabad, Pakistan. This permits anyone to copy, redistribute, remix, transmit and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes provided the original work and source is appropriately cited. Journal of Bioresource Management does not grant you any other rights in relation to this website or the material on this website. In other words, all other rights are reserved. For the avoidance of doubt, you must not adapt, edit, change, transform, publish, republish, distribute, redistribute, broadcast, rebroadcast or show or play in public this website or the material on this website (in any form or media) without appropriately and conspicuously citing the original work and source or Journal of Bioresource Management’s prior written permission. This article is available in Journal of Bioresource Management: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/jbm/vol4/ iss1/4 A STUDY ON AVIFAUNA PRESENT IN DIFFERENT ZONES OF CHITRAL DISTRICTS Madeeha Manzoor, *Adila Nazli, Sabiha Shamim, Fida Muhammad Khan Center for Bioresource Research, Pakistan *[email protected] ABSTRACT Chitral is a unique division of Pakistan in North western extremes of the country lies in the Hindukush range. Because of its isolation from other adjacent areas, its ecology is least disturbed and also lacks the proper scientific checklist of its flora and fauna. This study is designed to explore its various regions to gather the data of both Passerines and Non- passerines currently present in the region. Several visits will be made, birds will be searched, pictures will be taken and after identification checklist will be formulated and its comparison with existing data will be reported. INTRODUCTION 1. To collect data about Passerine and Non-passerines from the study area. Avifauna means “the bird fauna” i-e 2. To formulate a checklist from the Community (Species) of bird found in previous literature of the birds. given geographic region (Perlo, 2000). Birds 3. To compile a new checklist of the are warm blooded egg laying vertebrates birds on the basis of collected characterized by the feathers and forelimbs information. modified as wings (www.nonpasserine bird 4. To compare new checklist with the definition of non passerine bird by the Free previous literature. Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and 5. To enlist new birds (if any) formally Encyclopedia.htm). Class Aves is divided not reported. into two categories i-e Passerine and Non- passerine. Passerine birds are song birds MATERIALS AND METHODS mostly small to medium size. Non-passerine birds are mainly arboreal especially of the Chitral was my target area. Target Order Coraciiform (Kazmierczak and Perlo, area for the study of Avifauna was divided 2000). into different zone. In each zone, appropriate Chitral is a district of Malakand division points were selected for the observation of in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. birds. Birds were observed through naked It is bounded on three sides’ i-e north, south eye and pair of binocular providing least and west by Afghanistan. A narrow territory disturbance to them. During visits of Wakhan separates it from Tajikistan photographs were taken with the help of while Hunza area separates it from China. It digital camera and field notes were prepared is at an elevation of 1,128m (Atlas, 1997). by the observation of characteristics features Altitude of this region is 35050/ N and and different posture of the birds such as Longitude is 77047/ E (Roberts, 1991). The perching, flying etc. Photographs have been study of Avifauna was carried out in this identified by means of field notes and region with the following objectives. identification keys of Ali and Ripley (1971) and Roberts (1991 and 1992). A checklist has been piled up from the collected data literature which has provided new and it was compared with the previous information. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Vanellus gregarious (Sociable lapwing) has not been reported in the study area. The following birds have been Actits hypoleucos (Common sand piper) reported in Chitral by Roberts (1991, 1992). has not been found in the study area. Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck) has Columba leuconota (Snow Pigeon) has not not been seen in the study area during our been reported in the study area. visits. Streptopeua orientalus (Turtle Dove) has Milvus migrans (Black Kite) has been not been seen in the study area. found in the study area during our visits. Jynx torquilla (Eurasian Wryneck) has not Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) has not been seen in the study area. been found in Chitral during our visits. Otus scops (Eurasian Scops Owl) has not Tetragallus himalayensis (Ram Chukar) been found in Chitral. has been noted in the study area during our Jynx torquilla (Eurasian Wryneck) has visits. been seen in Chitral. Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle) has Anthus Similis (Persian Rock Pipit) has not been seen in the study area. been observed in Chitral. Pucrasia macrolopha biddulphi (Koklas Troglodytes troglodytes (Wren) has been Pheasant) has not been seen in Chitral. found in the study area. Fig 1: Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) Fig 2: Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) Galerida cristata (Crested Lark) has been reported by Robert (1991), Mirza (1998) and seen in the study area. Grewal et al. (2002). Tetragallus himalayensis (Ram Chukar) Alectoris chukar (Cukar or Rock has been noted in Northern Mountain of Partridge) has been seen in Chitral Valley Chitral. and also reported by Roberts (1991) and Gypetus barbatus (Bearded Vulture) has Mirza (1998). been noted in the study area and it has also Tringa ochropus (Green sand piper) has reported by Roberts (1991), Hasan (200l) been noted in Shandur pass (Gilgit/Chitral) and Grewal et al. (2002). and also reported by Roberts (1991) and Ali Gyps himalayensis (Griffon Vulture) has (2001). been found in Chitral and also confirmed by Columba rupestris (Hill pigeon, Eastern Roberts (1991), Mirza (1998) and Grewal et Rock dove) has been seen in Northern al (2002). Chitral and also confirmed by Roberts Gyps Fulvous (Eurasian Griffon) has been (1991) and Grewal et al, (2002). seen in the study area and also been reported Bubo bubo (Northern Eagle Owl) has been by Grewal et al.(2002). confirmed as a resident bird of Chitral and Buteo rufinus (Long Legged Buzzard) has also confirmed by Robert (1991), Ali been reported and also noted by Hasan (2001), Mirza (1998), Hasan (2001) and (2001), Grewal et al. (2002). Grewal et al, (2002). Falco Tinnunculus (Eurasian Kestrel) has been noted in the study area and also Fig 3: Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Fig 4: Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) Upupa epops (Hoopoe) has been seen and Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail) has been also reported by Roberts (1991), Ali (2001), observed in the study area and also reported Grewal et al, (2002). by Ali and Ripley (1973). Picus squanatus (Scaly billed green Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna) has woodpecker) has been observed and also been found in Chitral and also confirmed by confirmed by Ali and Ripley (1970), Grewal et al, (2002). Roberts (1991), Ali (2001) and Grewal et Prunella fulvescens (Brown Accentor) has al.(2002). been noted in the study area and confirmed Motacilla citreola (Citrine Wagtail) has by Grewal et al, (2002). been seen and also reported by Ali and Saxicola torquata (Stone Chat) has been Ripley (1973). observed in Chitral and also seen by Ali and Motacilla citreola (Yellow headed wagtail) Ripley (1973), Roberts (1992) and Grewal et has been seen in the study area and also al, (2002). reported by Ali and Ripley (1973), Roberts Phoenicurus ochruros (Black Red Start) (1992) and Ali (2001). has been seen in the main valley of Chitral Motacilla alba (White Wagtail) has been and also observed by Ali and Ripley (1973) found in study area and also reported by Ali and Hasan (2001). and Ripley (1973). Phoenicurus erythrogaster (Guldenstadt Red Start) has been noted and also reported by Ali and Ripley (1973) and Hasan (2001). Fig 5: Russet Sparrow (Passer rutilans) Fig 6: Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) Oenanthe pleschanka (Pied Weatear) has Parus major (Great Tit) has been noted in been seen in Shandur pass and also observed Southern part of Chitral and also observed by Roberts (1992), Ali (2001) and Grewal et by Ali and Ripley (1973), Roberts (1992) al, (2002). and Hasan (2001). Monticola cinclorhyncha (Blue headed Oriolus oriolus (Golden Oriole) has been rock Thrush) has been observed in the noted and also reported by Roberts (1992) study area and also reported by Roberts and Grewal et al., (2002). (1992), Ali (2001) and Grewal et al, (2002). Lanius schach (Long tailed Shrike) has Monticola solitarius (Blue rock Thrush) been noted in Chitral region and also has been noted in the study area and alos confirmed by Roberts (1992) and Grewal et confirmed byAli and Ripley (1973), Roberts al., (2002).
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