Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167

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Original article Avian species distribution along elevation at Doon Valley (foot hills of western ), , and its association with vegetation structure

Kamal Joshi a,*, Dinesh Bhatt b a Graphic Era Hill University, Department of Environmental Science, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India b Gurukula Kangri University, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India article info abstract

Article history: We assessed a diverse avian population during February 2013 to February 2014 at Doon Valley forest. Received 19 March 2015 During the study period we recorded a total of 218 species (18,982 individuals) belonging to 50 families Received in revised form using line transect along with the fixed radius point count method in the study area. Avian species di- 16 April 2015 versity, richness, and abundance showed a hump-shaped distribution pattern in the study range (325 Accepted 27 April 2015 e2300 m above sea level). The association of vegetation structure with avian community illustrates the Available online 5 May 2015 significantly positive correlation with shrub diversity and density/ha along the elevation. The presence of new records (habitat area extension), endangered species, and two near-threatened species concerns the Keywords: avian diversity conservation of and forest habitat in this area. Ó conservation Copyright 2015, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Doon Valley Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// shrub density creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). vegetation structure

Introduction Sathyakumar 2007). Only a few studies (Acharya et al 2011; Bhatt and Joshi 2011) have been conducted on avian species distribu- Biodiversity is not evenly distributed across the Earth. It may be tion and variation factors in the Himalayan region. By contrast in influenced by geography (Karr 1976). In recent decades, the rela- temperate regions, many studies have reported that productivity, tionship between species community and elevation at global level forest structure, and vegetation cover influence the species distri- has been an important theme in ecology. Many studies (Cody 1974; bution (McCoy 1990; Rahbek 1995; Waterhouse et al 2002). The Able and Noor 1976; Rahbek 2005) have been conducted on avian Dehradun district is situated in the foothills of the western Hima- species distribution patterns at regional level in temperate regions layas. Knowledge of the avifauna of Doon Valley is based on only and in tropical/subtropical regions (Terborgh 1977; Brown and checklists (Osmaston 1935; Mohan 1992, 1997; Singh 2000), and Gibson 1983; Wu and Yang 2010). Generally, the available knowl- the available information about avian species distribution along edge about the avian species distribution pattern along an elevation elevations is insufficient. An attempt was made to understand the is not clear approximately 49% of studies show peaked at mid avian species distribution pattern and variation factors (especially elevation or humped shape patterns, 20% decrease and 24% high vegetation structure) along the elevation at the forest habitat (local richness at low elevation respectively (Rahbek 1995, 2005). In level) of Doon Valley. general, forest provides a wide range of variation in habitat (Fuller 1995) and the important factors of this variation include vegetation structure (Cueto and de Casenave 1999; Holmes and Material and methods Sherry 2001). The Indian Himalayan range is well recognized for its biological diversity and ecological value (Bhattacharya and Study area

The present study was carried out at Doon Valley (29550 Nto 30300 N, 77350 Eto78240 E) from 300 m to 2300 m above sea * Corresponding author. Tel.: þ91 9412903496. E-mail address: [email protected] (K. Joshi). level elevation ranges in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, In- Peer review under responsibility of National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and dia (Figure 1). The elevation range was divided into three major 0 0 0 Korea National Arboretum (KNA). elevation zones as follows: low zones (30 02 N, 78 15 Ee30 20 N, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2015.04.002 2287-884X/Copyright Ó 2015, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167 159

Figure 1. Different study sites in Doon Valley of the Dehradun district (Uttarakhand).

78080 E) from 300 m to 900 m above sea level, covering the 16.30e19.30 hours in the summer months (AprileSeptember) and Mohakampur, Laxman Siddh, Clementown, and Wild Life Institutes, between 07.00e11.30 hours and 15.00e16.00 hours in winter dominated by the Sal (Shorea robusta), Terminalia bellerica, Cedrela (OctobereMarch). Surveying was avoided during foggy weather and toona, Shisam (Dalbergia sissoo), and Butea monoserma tree species; rainy days. Field guidebooks (Grimmett et al 2011; Kazmierczak and mid elevation zones (30200 N, 78080 Ee30250 N, 78040 E) Perlo 2012) were used for bird species identification in all the extending from 900 m to 1500 m above sea level and covering the elevation zones, and birds were observed for approximately 5 mi- Rajpur, Ladpur, Shikhar Falls, and Maldevta Forest areas, occupied nutes at each point for bird count. No specimens were collected, by mixed vegetation, i.e., Dhola, Amla, Hared, Ghentela, Moist Sal however, most species were photographed for reference. (Shorea robusta), Shisam (Dalbergia sissoo) tree species, etc.; and 0 0 0 0 high elevation zones (30 25 N, 78 04 Ee30 27 N, 78 06 E) Vegetation sampling extending from 1500 m to 2300 m above sea level, namely the Lakhwar, Mussoorie, Lal Tibba, and Dhanaulty areas, which are The trees and shrubs were sampled in each studied elevation dominated by Burans ( arboretum), Banj (Quercus zone of Doon Valley forest area. The vegetation samples were incana), Quercus dilatata, and Deodar (Cedrus deodara) trees. collected along transects used for the avian survey. We placed 10 The temperature varies from 10 C in winter (Decembere quadrats (10 m 10 m) to estimate the tree inventory, and 5 m 5 February) to 38 C in the summer months (AprileJuly). The rainfall m quadrats were placed into the 10 m 10-m tree quadrats to pattern in the study area is monsoon dependent. Dehradun receives estimate the shrub density. Thus, in each elevation zone of bird the maximum rainfall between July and September (Pandey et al survey transect we recorded the richness and density of the trees 1994). and shrubs.

Bird survey Data analysis P 0 The bird survey was conducted from February 2012 to February The ShannoneWeaver formula [H ¼ e pi (ln pi)] was used to 2014 along the full elevation (300e2300m) range of Doon Valley. estimate the avian diversity and vegetation structure in the This range was divided into seven different elevation zones. Fixed- different elevation zones of Doon Valley (Shannon and Weaver width line transect along with the fixed radius point count 1949). The avian species richness, and tree and shrub richness method (Bibby et al 2000) were used to quantify the diversity and were calculated using Margalef’s formula [SR ¼ (S e 1) / Log N] abundance of avian species in each elevation zone of forest habitat. (Margalef 1951). The nonparametric estimators of Chao I, Chao II, A total of 210 transects (7 elevation zones 5 transects in each and Jackknife were selected to explore the abundance and distri- elevation zone 12 months) were studied in 1 year and the same bution of estimate species using Estimate S (ver. 7.5) software transects were revisited the following year. Transects varied in (Colwell 2005). Analysis of variance (1-way ANOVA) was applied to length from 700 m to 1000m, depending on vegetation and acces- compare the avian species distribution among the elevation zones. sibility. The survey was carried out between 06.00e11.00 hours and Jaccard’s similarity index (cluster analysis) with a single linkage 160 K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167

Figure 2. Estimated avian species abundance (observed) with nonparametric values (Chao I, Chao II and Jackknife). dendogram was applied to identify the similarity between avifauna Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria Linnaeus, 1766), and River and different elevation zones. We used correlation tests to explore Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii Lesson, 1826; International Union for the relationship between avian species and vegetation structure. Conservation of Nature 2013), were reported in the Doon Valley forest area. In addition, two Schedule I (highly protected, according Results to Indian Wildlife Protection Act 2001) species, Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus Linnaeus, 1758) and Indian Peafowl (Pavo Two hundred and eighteen species belonging to 50 families cristatus Linnaeus, 1758) were also recorded. Also, three species (Appendix 1) were reported during the bird survey at Doon Valley new to the region, namely White-rumped Munia (Lounchura striata forest of Dehradun district (western Himalaya). Out of 50 families, Linnaeus, 1766), White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus Turdinae (n ¼ 18) was dominant, followed by Picidae (n ¼ 13) and Scopli, 1786), and Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus Lin- Sylviinae (n ¼ 12). Out of 218 species, 156 (71.55%) were reported as naeus, 1758), were reported at the study sites. residential bird species, 14 (6.54%) were summer visitors from different states of India, 27 (12.16%) were winter visitors, and 21 Species richness pattern (9.64%) bird species were altitudinal migratory. Among the resi- dential species, one globally endangered and two near-threatened The present study results show that the avian species richness species namely Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), increased up to the mid-elevation zone (approximately 1300 m) of

Table 1 Avian species observed in different elevation zones in the forest of Doon Valley.

Elevation category (m) 325 630 870 1100 1358 1800 2300

Coordinate Elevation range (m above sea level) 250e450 530e730 770e970 1000e1200 1200e1400 1500e2100 2180e2420 Longitude 78150 E78050 E78080 E78050 E78040 E77520 E78060 E Latitude 30020 N30190 N30200 N30240 N30250 N30420 N30270 N Average temperature during survey 18e35 17e35 19e36 18e34 15e27 14e22 15e21 (C), range Vegetation zone Moist Siwalik Sal Moist Siwalik Sal Moist Siwalik Sal Dry Siwalik Sal Mixed deciduous Ban Moist Deodar forest forest forest forest forest forest forest Observation Avian species observed 39 40 42 46 51 40 37 Number of individual 294 265 227 204 683 189 279 Chao I 37 41 40 45 50 38 38 Chao II 38 39 42 47 53 41 40 Jackknife 40 42 43 48 52 40 39 Avian diversity 3.25 3.46 3.63 3.65 3.68 3.18 3.28 Avian richness 10.11 11.75 12.41 12.44 12.56 5.39 5.90 Number of points studied 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 Covered study area (ha) 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 Human disturbance Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167 161 the study area. Above this elevation, species richness simulta- neously declined. By contrast, the residential avian abundance was higher in terms of diversity and richness at the mid-elevation zone. Nonparametric estimators (Chao I, Chao II, and Jackknife) also support the species richness values (Figure 2). The numbers of species estimated at all the elevation zones were very close to the actual number of species observed (Table 1). Analysis of variance (1-way ANOVA) revealed that the avian community was more diverse and significantly higher (df ¼ 6, F ¼ 3.53, p ¼ 0.01) at mid elevation compared with other elevation zones. Among the resi- dential birds, eight species were shared in all the elevations. However, five species namely Spotted Dove, Jungle Crow, Great Tit, Himalayan Bulbul, and Oriental White-eye were found to be significantly abundant in the mid-elevation range. The remaining three species (Red-vented Bulbul, Blue Whistling Thrush, House Crow) were found to be significantly more common in the mid- elevation zone of the study area (Table 2). Thus, maximum avian abundance at the mid-elevation zone (approximately 1358 m) of the study area indicates a hump-shaped pattern of the species distribution along the elevation at local level. A comparison of avian species among the elevation ranges showed sequential similarity between elevation and avian community. Hierarchical cluster analysis indicates that five clusters were formed at a 0.85 similarity level. Maximum avian species were similar at low to mid elevation, followed by the mid- to high-elevation zone (Figure 3); this may be influenced by the vegetation structure in the study area.

Speciesevegetation relationships

To explore the speciesevegetation relationship, correlation tests were performed between avian species and vegetation structure. The pool abundance of avian species in each elevation zone was found to have a positive relationship with the vegetation structure. However, comparing the data set for all avian species and vegeta- tion structure results illustrated that avian diversity was signifi- cantly positively correlated with shrub diversity (r ¼ 0.82) and density/ha (r ¼ 0.92). Similarly, avian richness was significantly positively correlated with shrub density/ha (r ¼ 0.93) followed by shrub diversity (r ¼ 0.77). However, avian diversity/richness shows a weak positive relationship with tree diversity and density/ha (Figure 4).

Discussion

The findings of the present study illustrate the diverse popula- tion of avian species in the study area. However, the presence of a globally endangered vulture species and area extension of three species in the study sites shows that Doon Valley provides a suit- able habitat to encourage avian species and populations. In our study, avifauna diversity indices increase at 325e1358 m above sea (Gray, 1835) 107.71 4.20 3.11 18.57 4.84 3.58 59.14 10.23 7.58 45.71 8.78 6.50 124.29 27.17 20.13 4.29 1.03 0.76 5.57 0.90 0.67 (Wagler, 1827) 36.57 3.33 2.47 15.29 4.46 3.31 9.43 2.72 2.01 8.86 1.73 1.28 51.14 9.88 7.32 1.71 0.70 0.52 1.57 1.29 0.96

e (Scopoli, 1786) 15.86 2.90 2.15 0.71 0.88 0.65 4.57 1.68 1.24 9.57 2.97 2.20 7.86 2.29 1.70 1.71 0.88 0.65 2.71 1.28 0.95 (Temminck, 1824) 17.43 2.06 1.53 10.29 1.28 0.95 17.00 4.31 3.19 6.57 1.29 0.96 19.43 5.29 3.92 1.86 0.83 0.62 1.71 0.45 0.33

level and decrease at 1358 2300 m above sea level, thus avian (Scopoli, 1786) 9.29 1.39 1.02 1.43 1.50 1.11 6.00 1.41 1.05 11.14 2.23 1.65 18.57 6.32 4.68 1.43 1.05 0.78 1.14 0.64 0.47 distribution shows a bulge in the mid-elevation zone of the study (Vieillot, 1817) 18.00 3.74 2.77 3.00 1.31 0.97 3.86 1.25 0.92 5.86 1.46 1.08 4.57 1.59 1.18 1.00 1.05 0.78 0.57 0.49 0.37 area. On the avian distribution pattern along elevations, approxi- (Linnaeus, 1766) 78.57 4.53 3.36 23.71 3.15 2.33 51.71 10.57 7.83 31.71 15.43 11.43 91.57 8.78 6.50 2.00 1.07 0.79 3.43 0.90 0.67 dence interval of nine bird species in the different elevation zones. fi mately 49% of studies have shown the highest species richness at (Linnaeus, 1758) 33.86 2.03 1.50 12.57 2.61 1.93 24.71 4.63 3.43 18.43 3.80 2.81 19.29 5.80 4.30 0.86 0.83 0.62 1.71 0.45 0.33

mid elevation or a humped-shape pattern along the elevation c name Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI fi gradient (Rahbek 1995, 2005). The species distribution results in standard deviation. the present study also support studies that have been conducted in ¼ Zosterops palpebrosus Pycnonotus cafer Myiophonus caeruleus Pycnonotus leucogenys Parus major Corvus macrorhynchos Streptopelia chinensis Corvus splendens Elevation (m) 325 630 870 1100 1358 1800 2300 temperate regions, such as the Madagascan rain forest (Colwell and Lees 2000), Bolivian Andes forest (Kessler et al 2001), and Colum- bian Andes forest (Kattan and Franco 2004), and in subtropical and tropical regionsdthe Taiwan mountain island forest (Shiu and Lee

2003), western Himalaya district, (Joshi and Bhatt 2009, dence interval; SD fi 2013; Bhatt and Joshi 2011), and eastern Himalayan Sikkam at Mean abundance and 95% con Teesta Valley (Acharya et al 2011). The high abundance of five Con ¼ Oriental White-eye Blue Whistling-Thrush Red-vented Bulbul Himalayan Bulbul Great Tit Jungle Crow House Crow Spotted Dove Common name Scienti CI species (commonly shared in all elevations) at mid elevation Table 2 162 K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167

indicates that the mid-elevation range of the study area has rich food availability and provides good shelter and nesting sites. This may be due solely to the rich vegetation structure. However, environmental factors including sampling, area effects, tempera- ture, human disturbance, and their combined effect also influence the species distribution along the elevation (McCain 2009). In the present study, the positive relationship between vegetation and avian species illustrated that the vegetation structure in terms of shrubs (diversity and density) and trees (diversity and density) plays a significant role to distribute the species along the elevation at local level. However, broad-leafed tree forest supports a wide range of avifauna at lower density (Batten 1976). Avian species assemblage shows a weak positive relationship with tree diversity and density/ha in the present study. Wilson et al (2006) reported that avian species assemblages are strongly dependent on forest structure but are not affected by tree species composition. The positive relationship between the avian community and vegetation (shrubs and trees) supports the nesting sites, shelter, and rich food availability to the avian species. A previous study (Joshi and Bhatt 2013) at different forests in the Nainital district also reported that mixed vegetation cover influences the avian species due to the presence of insects as food. Our study results support the previous study (Terborgh 1977) that habitat complexity increases the avail- ability of insects, which increases the abundance of the bird pop- ulation. Wiens and Rotenberry (1981) suggested that vegetation is Figure 3. Dendogram showing avian species similarity at different elevation zones. an important habitat component for bird species, which provides variety of food, foraging opportunities, shelter or nesting substrate, and other conditions suitable for successful reproduction.

Figure 4. A, Relationship between avian diversity/richness and plant density/diversity: A, shrubs; B, trees. K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167 163

Figure 4. (continued).

The presence of White-rumped Munia in the mid-elevation Uttarakhand Himalaya. The presence of an endangered species zone forest of the study area indicates that the species has (Egyptian Vulture) along with two Schedule I species (Eurasian extended its distribution range in Doon Valley. However, White- Golden Oriole and Indian Peafowl), two threatened species rumped Munia is known from the southern part of India to the (Alexandrine Parakeet and River Lapwing), and three new re- northeast region (Grimmett et al 2011; Kazmierczak and Perlo ports of the presence of White-rumped Munia, White-rumped 2012). Earlier studies indicate the presence of White-rumped Shama, and Red-whiskered Bulbul in the study area suggest Munia in the Kumaun hills (Walton 1900; Grimmett et al 2011; the need for conservation efforts of avifauna and forest habitat in Kazmierczak and Perlo 2012), however, there is no earlier re- this area. cord of sightings of the White-rumped Munia (Lounchura striata Linnaeus, 1766) in Doon Valley. Similarly, Red-whiskered Bulbul and White-rumped Shama were not reported in earlier records in Acknowledgments Dehradun (Grimmett et al 2011). The three new records contribute additional information on the presence of avian spe- We are very grateful to the Uttarakhand State Biotech Depart- cies in Doon Valley. The present study recommends that the ment (USBD) (10/GEHU/NBRI/R&D Project-1/2011), Dehradun, White-rumped Munia species is generally distributed in the Government of Uttarakhand for their financial support to carry out western Himalaya region and that it is also a residential bird of this work.

Appendix 1. Avian species individuals, status, and conservation category in the Doon Valley forest along the elevation.

Family Common name Scientific name Number of IWPA status IUCN category Status individuals

Accipitridae Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin, 1788) 7 Schedule IV Least concern R Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) 9 Schedule IV Endangered R Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Shikra Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus (Vieillot, 1822) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Black Kite Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) 141 Schedule IV Least concern R Aegithalidae Red-headed Tit Aegithalos concinnus (Gould, 1855) 69 Schedule IV Least concern R Alaudidae Eastern Skylark Alauda gulgula (Franklin, 1831) 45 Schedule IV Least concern W (continued on next page) 164 K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167

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Family Common name Scientific name Number of IWPA status IUCN category Status individuals

Alcedinidae Small Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) 54 Schedule IV Least concern R Greater Pied Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834) 39 Schedule IV Least concern R Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) 8 Schedule IV Least concern R White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 140 Schedule IV Least concern R Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 1 Schedule IV Least concern R Apodidae House Swift Apus affinis (J.E. Gray, 1830) 24 Schedule IV Least concern R Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840) 29 Schedule IV Least concern R Ardeidae Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) 27 Schedule IV Least concern R Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) 32 Schedule IV Least concern R Little Eagret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) 7 Schedule IV Least concern R Bucerotidae Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786) 238 Schedule IV Least concern R Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw, 1808) 10 Schedule IV Least concern R Campephagidae Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melaschistos (Hodgson, 1836) 3 Schedule IV Least concern R Large Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina macei (Lesson, 1830) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster, 1781) 36 Schedule IV Least concern AM Pied Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus (Sykes, 1832) 11 Schedule IV Least concern R Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766) 1 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789) 22 Schedule IV Least concern R Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus (Bangs & Phillips, 9 Schedule IV Least concern AM 1914) Capitonidae Blue-Throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica (Latham, 1790) 14 Schedule IV Least concern R Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala (P.L.S. Müller, 4 Schedule IV Least concern R 1776) Great Hill Barbet Megalaima virens (Boddaert, 1783) 8 Schedule IV Least concern AM Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata (Vieillot, 1816) 28 Schedule IV Least concern R Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica (Gmelin, 1788) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Certhiidae Eurasian Tree-Creeper Certhia familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Bar-tailed Tree-Creeper Certhia himalayana (Vigors, 1832) 17 Schedule IV Least concern R Charadriidae Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) 521 Schedule IV Least concern R River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii (Lesson, 1826) 2 Schedule IV Near threatened R Cinclidae Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii (Temminck, 1820) 64 Schedule IV Least concern AM Columbidae Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789) 68 Schedule IV Least concern R Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura (Vigors, 1832) 9 Schedule IV Least concern AM Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) 4 Schedule IV Least concern R Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758) 11 Schedule IV Least concern R Little Brown Dove Streptopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 39 Schedule IV Least concern R Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) 343 Schedule IV Least concern R Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) 11 Schedule IV Least concern AM Coraciidae Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Corvidae Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus (Vigors, 1831) 17 Schedule IV Least concern AM House Crow Corvus splendens (Vieillot, 1817) 258 Schedule V Least concern R Common Raven Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae (Swinhoe, 1863) 85 Schedule IV Least concern R Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (Wagler, 1827) 872 Schedule IV Least concern R Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha (Boddaert, 1783) 54 Schedule V Least concern AM Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) 120 Schedule IV Least concern R Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris (Blyth, 1846) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Cuculidae Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758) 18 Schedule IV Least concern R Cuculus canorus (Linnaeus, 1758) 19 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) 1 Schedule IV Least concern R Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus (Gould, 1838) 8 Schedule V Least concern S Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788) 12 Schedule IV Least concern R Pied Cuckoo (Jacobin) Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783) 15 Schedule IV Least concern S Dicaeidae Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus (Blyth, 1843) 15 Schedule IV Least concern R Dicruridae Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot, 1817) 75 Schedule IV Least concern R Splangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus (Linnaeus, 1766) 53 Schedule IV Least concern R Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus (Vieillot, 1817) 4 Schedule V Least concern R Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (Vieillot, 1817) 21 Schedule IV Least concern S Emberizinae Crested Bunting Melophus lathami (Gray, 1831) 31 Schedule IV Least concern W White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti (Blyth, 1854) 21 Schedule V Least concern W Estrildidae Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) 87 Schedule IV Least concern R Red Munia Amandava amandava (Linnaeus, 1758) 31 Schedule IV Least concern AM White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata (Linnaeus, 1766) 2 Schedule IV Least concern Isolated S Eurylaimidae Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, 1835) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Fringillidae Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochrous (Vigors, 1831) 4 Schedule IV Least concern W Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides (Vigors, 1831) 38 Schedule V Least concern W Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770) 6 Schedule IV Least concern W Hirundinidae Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii (Leach, 1818) 33 Schedule IV Least concern R Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica Linnaeus, 1771 1690 Schedule IV Least concern R Plain Martin Riparia paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) 87 Schedule IV Least concern R Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo concolor (Sykes, 1833) 67 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Swallow Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) 53 Schedule IV Least concern W K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167 165

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Family Common name Scientific name Number of IWPA status IUCN category Status individuals

Irenidae Common Iora Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758) 23 Schedule IV Least concern R Orange-bellied Chloropsis Chloropsis hardwickii (Jardine & Selby, 1830) 11 Schedule IV Least concern R Laniidae Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus (Valenciennes, 1826) 55 Schedule IV Least concern R Grey-baked Shrike Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, 1831) 10 Schedule IV Least concern R Rufous-backed Shrike Lanius schach (Linnaeus, 1758) 125 Schedule IV Least concern R Meropidae Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) 2 Schedule IV Least concern S Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti (Vieillot, 1817) 1 Schedule IV Least concern R Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis (Latham, 1801) 52 Schedule IV Least concern R Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1828) 3 Schedule IV Least concern R Monarchinae Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Schedule IV Least concern S Motacillidae Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (Tunstall, 1771) 302 Schedule IV Least concern AM Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis (Gmelin, 1789) 106 Schedule IV Least concern R White Wagtail Motacilla alba (Linnaeus, 1758) 284 Schedule IV Least concern W Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus (Blyth, 1845) 12 Schedule IV Least concern R Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (Pallas, 1776) 22 Schedule IV Least concern W Brown Rock Pipit Anthus similis (Jerdon, 1840) 2 Schedule IV Least concern S Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus (Vieillot, 1818) 14 Schedule IV Least concern R Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (Linnaeus, 1758) 24 Schedule IV Least concern W Muscicapinae Blue Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836) 4 Schedule IV Least concern AM Little Pied Flycatcher westermanni (Sharpe, 1888) 12 Schedule IV Least concern W Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara (Hodgson, 1837) 7 Schedule IV Least concern W Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor (Hodgson, 1845) 5 Schedule IV Least concern W Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina (Swainson, 1838) 19 Schedule IV Least concern AM Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820) 8 Schedule IV Least concern W Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata (Hodgson, 1837) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris (Jerdon, 1840) 12 Schedule IV Least concern S Nectariniidae Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, 1822) 50 Schedule IV Least concern R Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica (Latham, 1790) 31 Schedule IV Least concern R Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae (Gould, 1831) 5 Schedule IV Least concern AM Oriolidae Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) 20 Schedule IV Least concern R Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus, 1758) 23 Schedule I Least concern S Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832) 1 Schedule IV Least concern W Paridae Great Tit Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758) 780 Schedule IV Least concern R Green-backed tit Parus monticolus (Vigors, 1831) 27 Schedule IV Least concern R Brown Crested Tit Parus dichrous (Blyth, 1844) 7 Schedule IV Least concern R Spot-winged Crested Tit Parus melanolophus (Vigors, 1831) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Black-lored Yellow Tit Parus xanthogenys (Vigors, 1831) 17 Schedule IV Least concern R Passerinae Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis (Burton, 1838) 13 Schedule V Least concern R Cinnamon Tree Sparrow Passer rutilans (Temminck, 1835) 23 Schedule IV Least concern AM Phasianidae Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) 10 Schedule IV Least concern R Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 26 Schedule I Least concern R Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) 29 Schedule IV Least concern R Kaleej Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790) 44 Schedule I Least concern R Picidae Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758) 15 Schedule IV Least concern R Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps (Vigors, 1831) 8 Schedule IV Least concern R Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818) 18 Schedule IV Least concern R Greater Golden-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus (Vigors, 1831) 1 Schedule IV Least concern R Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus (Blyth, 1845) 15 Schedule IV Least concern R Black-naped Green Woodpecker Picus canus (Gmelin, 1788) 20 Schedule IV Least concern R Himalayan Golden-backed Dinopium shorii (Vigors, 1832) 7 Schedule IV Least concern R Woodpecker Himalayan Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 2 Schedule IV Least concern R 1831) Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus (Vieillot, 1818) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus (Burton, 1836) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis (Latham, 1801) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Large Scaly-bellied Green Picus squamatus (Vigors, 1831) 16 Schedule IV Least concern R Woodpecker Ploceinae Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) 32 Schedule IV Least concern R Psittacidae Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766) 7 Schedule IV Near threatened R Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1766) 325 Schedule IV Least concern R Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) 345 Schedule IV Least concern R Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana (Lesson, 1832) 27 Schedule IV Least concern R Pycnonotidae Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus (P.L.S. Muller, 1776) 87 Schedule IV Least concern AM Rufous-bellied Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii Horsfield, 1840 10 Schedule IV Least concern R Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys (Gray, 1835) 2557 Schedule IV Least concern R Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) 1979 Schedule IV Least concern R Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) 1 Schedule IV Least concern Isolated Rallidae White breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) 79 Schedule IV Least concern R (continued on next page) 166 K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167

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Family Common name Scientific name Number of IWPA status IUCN category Status individuals

Rhipidurinae White-throated Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura albicollis (Vieillot, 1818) 77 Schedule IV Least concern R Yellow-bellied Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha (Blyth, 1843) 21 Schedule IV Not in IUCN list W White-browed Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura aureola (Lesson, 1830) 19 Schedule IV Least concern R Scolopacidae Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) 171 Schedule IV Least concern W Sittidae Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea (Lesson, 1830) 59 Schedule IV Least concern R Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria (Linnaeus, 1766) 5 Schedule IV Least concern AM Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Strigidae Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum (Tickell, 1833) 3 Schedule IV Least concern R Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Temminck, 1821) 6 Schedule IV Least concern R Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides (Vigors, 1831) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Sturnidae Grey-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus (Gmelin, 1789) 12 Schedule IV Least concern R Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827) 257 Schedule IV Least concern R Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra (Linnaeus, 1758) 500 Schedule IV Least concern R Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin, 1789) 42 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) 640 Schedule IV Least concern R Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) 7 Schedule IV Least concern R Sylviinae Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis (Sykes, 1832) 462 Schedule IV Least concern R Franklin’s Prinia (Grey-breasted Prinia hodgsonii (Blyth, 1844) 88 Schedule IV Least concern R Prinia) Gold-spectacled Flycatcher-Warbler Seicercus burkii (Burton, 1836) 12 Schedule IV Least concern R Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos (G.R. Gray & J.E. 227 Schedule IV Least concern R Gray, 1846) Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) 98 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) 3 Schedule IV Least concern R Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica (Jerdon, 1840) 119 Schedule IV Least concern R Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris (Blyth, 1843) 10 Schedule IV Least concern S Common Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus, 1758) 24 Schedule IV Least concern W Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus (G.R. Gray & J.E. 68 Schedule IV Least concern W Gray, 1846) Plain Prinia Prinia inornata (Sykes, 1832) 86 Schedule IV Least concern R Greenish Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837) 67 Schedule IV Least concern R Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei (Brooks, 1878) 122 Schedule IV Least concern W Timaliinae Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops (Blyth, 1844) 298 Schedule IV Least concern R Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus (Dumont, 1823) 1575 Schedule IV Least concern R Spotted Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps (Swainson, 1832) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer (Hodgson, 1837) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786) 65 Schedule IV Least concern W Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata (Vigors, 1831) 5 Schedule IV Least concern R Rusty Cheeked Scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys (Vigors, 1832) 24 Schedule IV Least concern R Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus (Vigors, 1831) 88 Schedule IV Least concern R White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus (Hardwicke, 1815) 29 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus (Dumont, 1823) 29 Schedule IV Least concern R Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus (Vigors, 1831) 4 Schedule IV Least concern AM Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi (Sykes, 1832) 28 Schedule IV Least concern R Turdinae Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin, 1774) 7 Schedule IV Least concern W Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 Schedule IV Least concern W Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus (Vigors, 1831) 403 Schedule IV Least concern R Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima (Blyth, 1842) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Blue Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786) 301 Schedule IV Least concern R Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus, 1776) 99 Schedule IV Least concern R Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina (Latham, 1790) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) 147 Schedule IV Least concern R Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata (Linnaeus, 1766) 62 Schedule IV Least concern R Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis (Gould, 1837) 8 Schedule IV Least concern S White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (Vigors, 1831) 230 Schedule IV Least concern W Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea (Gray, 1846) 547 Schedule IV Least concern AM Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus (Vigors, 1832) 3 Schedule IV Least concern S Indian Chat Cercomela fusca (Blyth, 1851) 68 Schedule IV Least concern R Greater Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola (Vigors, 1832) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Schedule IV Least concern Isolated Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri (Vigors, 1832) 2 Schedule IV Least concern AM Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) 12 Schedule IV Least concern W White rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli 1786) 1 Schedule IV Least concern W Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul (Latham, 1790) 2 Schedule IV Least concern W Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris (Jardine & Selby, 1833) 5 Schedule IV Least concern AM Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) 2 Schedule IV Least concern R Upupidae Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 51 Schedule IV Least concern R Zosteropidae Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824) 520 Schedule IV Least concern R 21625

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list data for given species (IUCN 2013); Indian Wild Life Protection Act (IWPA) avian species status as given by the IWPA of India (IWPA 1972: Schedule I ¼ high priority species, Schedule IV ¼ relatively low priority species). AM ¼ altitude migratory; LC ¼ least concern species; R ¼ resident species; S ¼ summer visitor; W ¼ winter visitor. K Joshi, D Bhatt / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 158e167 167

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