DOCSLIB.ORG

Download Article (PDF)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Download Article (PDF) OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 250 Av a0 Ka a e es rYe Madhya Pradesh, India KAILASH CHANDRA ANIL MAHABAL RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPT O.K. NEMA OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 250 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA AvifanDa of Kanha Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) KAILASH CHANDRA ANIL MAHABAL* RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPTA D.K. NEMA Central Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur 482 002 * Western Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Pune 411 044 Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata ~ Zoological Survey of India Kolkata CITATION Chandra, K.; Mahabal, Anil; Gupta, Rajendra Prasad and Nema, D.K. 2006. Avifauna of Kahna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Rec. zoot. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 250 : 1-214+12 plates. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata) Published : August, 2006 ISBN 81-8171-127-0 © Govt. of India, 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise / without the prior permission of the publisher. • This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade, be lent, resold hired out or otherwise disposed of without the publisher's consent, in an form of binding or cover other than that in which, it is published. • The correct price of this publication is the price printed on this page. Any revised price indicated by a rubber stamp or by a sticker or by any other means is incorrect and should be unacceptable. PRICE Indian Rs. 600.00 Foreign: $ 30; £ 25 Published at the Publication Division by the Director Zoological Survey of India, 2341 4, AJC Bose Road, 2nd MSO Building, 13th floor, Nizam Palace, Kolkata 700020 and printed at Power Printers, New Delhi - 110 002. FOREWORD Since the establishment of Central Regional Station of Zoological Survey of India at Jabalpur in 1960, the exploration and documentation of faunal resources of Central India is going on. The survey and inventorisation of faunal resources of some of the conservation areas in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have already been completed and the remaining are to be completed on phased-manner. A programme for preparation of a faunal inventory of Tiger Reserves in India was initiated at the request of Wildlife Board in 1982. Since then, many documents of Tiger Reserves including two from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattishgarh viz. Kanha and Indravati Tiger Reserves have already been published by the Zoological Survey of India in 1995, wherein the avifauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve was also dealt. However in the present document the information includes the findings of avifaunal survey of about one year continuous period. The out come of the project "Avifauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh" undertaken by the Zoological Survey of India will not only give the detail information on birds of the tiger reserve but also contribute to the knowledge for the conservation and proper management of pristine habitat of Kanha Tiger Reserve. July, 2006 Dr. J.R.B. Alfred Kolkata Director Zoological Survey of India ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The investigators are grateful to Dr. lR.B. Alfred, Director, Zoological Survey of India to provide the necessary facilities to undertake the above work. Authors also express their deep sense of gratitude to the authorities of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, for assigning the task and granting the financial assistance to undertake the project entitled on "Avifauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve" Special thanks are due to Shri K. Nayak, Conservator of Forests & Field Director, Shri H.S. Negi Deputy Director, to Shri, R.K. Shukla, Research Officer, Shri B.R.Nagpure, Range Officer, Kisli and all forest officials of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh for their constant support rendered during the survey of Tiger Reserve and providing the relevant information on the project and their regular interaction for the completion of work. The authorities are also thankfully acknowledged for providing the accommodation in protected area for survey team members during the survey period. The investigators also thank the members of scientific team of the regional station for the survey work. Shri M.E. Limje, Photographer Gr. ill, also deserves special thank for the photographic work. All the members of the Scientific, technical and ministerial staff of Central Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur have been very helpful in extending their full co-operation and assistance during the execution of project and preparation of the report. Kailash Chandra Anil Mahabal Rajendra Prasad Gupta D.K. Nema RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 250 2006 1-214 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 STUDY AREA AND METHODS ............................................................................................. 1 Localities visited in various range ................................................................................... 2 VEGETATION ............................................................................................................................ 3 TABLE 1. BIRDS OF KTR SHOWING LOCALITIES, STATUS, HABITAT AND FEEDING HABITS ................................................................................................................. 5 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT ..................................................................................................... 37 OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS ....................................................................................... 170 CONSERVATION STATUS ................................................................................................... 174 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 175 TABLE 2. BIRD SPECIES NEW RECORDS FOR KANHA TIGER RESERVE (KTR) AND MADHYA PRADESH (M.P.) .................................................................................... 177 TABLE 3. AVIAN DIVERSITY IN KANHA TIGER RESERVE ...................................... 179 TABLE 4. RANGE-WISE OBSERVATION ON BIRDS (NUMBER OF BIRDS & DENSITY) OF KTR ........................................................................................................... 179 TABLE 5. MONTH-WISE OBSERVATION ON BIRDS (NUMBER OF BIRDS & DENSITY) OF KTR ........................................................................................................... 195 PLATES ............................................................................................................................... I-XII INTRODUCTION Kanha Tiger Reserve is one of the oldest Tiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh. The Reserve has an old history of conservation. It is situated about 68 Ian southeast of Mandla and approximately 164 km from Jabalpur. It is situated in the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh, near the geographic centre of India and is famous for its abundance of varieties 9f flora and fauna. The Reserve is well known for its abundance of large mammals and attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. Although, there are some publications on wildlife of Madhya Pradesh and Kanha Tiger Reserve with mentioning of birds by Hewetson (1955), Guntert and Hornberger (1973) Panwar (1973-74 and 1978-79), Anderson (1979), Moulton and Hulsey (1999) and Pittie (2000); a comprehensive and elaborated list of 225 species of birds of Kanha Tiger Reserve was provided first time by Newton et ale (1986). Ghosal (1995) added 5 species to this list and additional 35 species were added to avifauna of Kanha National Park by Eric D' Cunha and Ali (2001). Ranjit Singh (1983), Kanoje (1997 a and b) observed some birds from Kanha Tiger Reserve and nesting site of White-eyed Buzzard in Kanha National Park. ShafIq (2002) has recorded 129 species of birds from Kanha National Park during 2001. Chandra and Singh (2004) published an annotated list of birds of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, wherein 517 species were included. This communication is also an avifaunal study of Kanha Tiger Reserve. The inventory of 297 bird species has been gi ven along with their localities, residential status, habitat, feeding habits, in the tabular form as well as some what detailed species account with their field identification, distribution, breeding season etc. The conservation status of birds of this reserve and analysis of density of birds in different ranges and in different months is also given. Hence, this scientific paper will be useful not only to the researchers but also to the visitors, amateures interested in bird study. STUDY AREA AND METHODS The Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) lies between 80°26' 10"and 81°4'44"E longitudes and 22°15"and 22°27'48" N latitudes, covering the area of 2059.74 sq. km comprises of the core area (940 sq. km), buffer area (1009 sq. Ian) and Phen sanctuary (110.74 sq. km). Kanha land consists of sprawling plateau characterised of Satpura and Maikal ranges. The soil is shallow, which is covered by grasslands with no or little tree growth. Banjar and Halon are two main rivers in the Reserve and the main source of water supply. The forests of Kanha Tiger Reserve are largely tropical moist deciduous types, which may be further sub divided into - sal forests, mixed deciduous forests and grassland. The plateaus have grasslands with sporadic distribution of trees such as, achar, aonla, palas, tendu and lendia. 2 Rec. zoo
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Yellow-Throated Bulbul Pycnonotus Xantholaemus Feeding on the Aril Of
    Correspondence 59 Arboreal feeding of Grey Junglefowl appears to be a novel behaviour as earlier studies on its foraging ecology did not document this behaviour (Gokula & Vijayan 2000; Gokula 2001; Karthikeyan 2007; Somasundaram & Vijayan 2008; Subramanian et al. 2008; Ramesh & Sathyanarayana 2009; Nirmala 2016; Pankaj, 2017; McGowan & Kirwan, 2020). This also adds Macaranga peltata to the known food plants consumed by Grey Junglefowl in the wild. Acknowledgement Seshadri K. S. I thank the Assistant Wildlife Warden, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and Wildlife Warden, Idukki Wildlife Division for support. References 75. A Yellow-throated Bulbul feeding on the aril of an Acacia auriculiformis. Ali, S., & Ripley, S. D., 1983. Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Compact ed. Delhi: Oxford University Press. Pp. i–xlii, 1 l., pp. 1–737, 56 ll. The YTB is endemic to parts of southern India and has a Gokula, V., & Vijayan, L., 2000. Foraging pattern of birds during the breeding season disjunct distribution despite being known from nearly 100 in thorn forest of Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, south India. Tropical localities (Jha & Vasudevan 2020). It is a habitat specialist, Ecology 41: 195–208. Gokula, V., 2001. Foraging patterns of birds in the thorn [forests?] of Mudumalai found in scrub forests in rocky, boulder-strewn landscapes and Wildlife Sanctuary, southern India. Journal of South Asian Natural History 5: is currently listed as a vulnerable species (BirdLife International 143–153. 2021). The YTB is known to consume a higher proportion of Karthikeyan, M., 2007. Avifauna and their habitat utilization in three different habitats fleshy berries compared to insects (Subramanya et al.
    [Show full text]
  • (Orthotomus Sutorius) Parasitism by Plaintive Cuckoo
    Nahid et al. Avian Res (2016) 7:14 DOI 10.1186/s40657-016-0049-y Avian Research SHORT REPORT Open Access First record of Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) parasitism by Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) in Bangladesh Mominul Islam Nahid1,2, Frode Fossøy1, Sajeda Begum2, Eivin Røskaft1 and Bård G. Stokke1* Abstract The Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a widespread brood parasite in Asia, but no data on host species utili- zation in Bangladesh exist. By searching for nests of all possible host species of the Plaintive Cuckoo at Jahangirnagar university campus, north of Dhaka, we were able to determine which hosts were used in this area. We found that the Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) was the only potential host used by Plaintive Cuckoos, and parasitism rate was rather high (31.3 %, n 16). However, both host and cuckoo breeding success was poor (0 %, n 16) due to fre- quent nest predation. Details= on host and cuckoo egg appearance are provided. Our findings indicate= that Common Tailorbirds are common hosts of the Plaintive Cuckoo in Central Bangladesh. Keywords: Brood parasitism, Plaintive Cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus, Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius, Bangladesh Background brood parasites, the first key information is to provide Several avian brood parasites appear to be generalists at background data on host use in various parts of their the species level, utilizing a range of host species. Such range. parasites, however, may consist of several host specific The Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is an races (also called gentes), each utilizing one or a few interspecific obligatory brood-parasitic bird, with a host species (de Brooke and Davies 1988; Moksnes and wide range in south and south-east Asia (Becking 1981; Røskaft 1995; Davies 2000; Gibbs et al.
    [Show full text]
  • A Checklist of the Birds of Goa, India
    BAIDYA & BHAGAT: Goa checklist 1 A checklist of the birds of Goa, India Pronoy Baidya & Mandar Bhagat Baidya, P., & Bhagat, M., 2018. A checklist of the birds of Goa, India. Indian BIRDS 14 (1): 1–31. Pronoy Baidya, TB-03, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, Karnataka, India. And, Foundation for Environment Research and Conservation, C/o 407, III-A, Susheela Seawinds, Alto-Vaddem, Vasco-da-Gama 403802, Goa, India. E-mail: [email protected] [Corresponding author] [PB] Mandar Bhagat, ‘Madhumangal’, New Vaddem,Vasco-da-Gama 403802, Goa, India. E-mail: [email protected] [MB] Manuscript received on 15 November 2017. We dedicate this paper to Heinz Lainer, for his commitment to Goa’s Ornithology. Abstract An updated checklist of the birds of Goa, India, is presented below based upon a collation of supporting information from museum specimens, photographs, audio recordings of calls, and sight records with sufficient field notes. Goa has 473 species of birds of which 11 are endemic to the Western Ghats, 19 fall under various categories of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and 48 are listed in Schedule I Part (III) of The Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. 451 species have been accepted into the checklist based on specimens in various museums or on photographs, while 22 have been accepted based on sight record. A secondary list of unconfirmed records is also discussed in detail. Introduction that is about 125 km long. The southern portion of these ghats, Goa, India’s smallest state, sandwiched between the Arabian within Goa, juts out towards the Arabian Sea, at Cabo de Rama, Sea in the west and the Western Ghats in the east, is home to and then curves inland.
    [Show full text]
  • Birds of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, South-Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    Vol. 7(12), pp. 435-452, December 2015 DOI: 10.5897/IJBC2015.0882 Article number: 081BCBC56733 International Journal of Biodiversity ISSN: 2141-243X Copyright © 2015 and Conservation Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http://www.academicjournals.org/IJBC Full Length Research Paper Birds of Seshachalam biosphere reserve, South-eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India M. Bubesh Guptha1*, S. Kishore2, N. V. Sivarama Prasad3 and P. V. Chalapathi Rao4 1Bio-Lab of Seshachalam Hills, Wildlife Management Circle, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517 507, India. 2Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. 3Bio-Lab of Seshachalam Hills, Wildlife Management Circle, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517 507, India. 4 Forests, Wildlife Management Circle, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517 507, India. Received 28 July, 2015; Accepted 1 October, 2015 The Seshachalam hill is the first declared biosphere reserve in Andhra Pradesh and is located in the southern Eastern Ghats of Chittoor and Kadapa districts. The vegetation comprises of a unique mix of the tropical southern dry mixed deciduous type. The study was carried out from August 2011 to February 2014. The study recorded 215 species of birds, which belong to 45 families. Among which 172 species (80%) were resident, 30 (14%) winter migrant, 8 (4%) seasonal local migrant and 5 (2%) and local migrant. 88 species were found common (C); followed by 91 species uncommon (UC); 15 species rare (R); 14 species occasional (O) and 7 species were found very rare (VR). Passeriform birds are the dominating order of birds, more than 14 families and 79 species of birds were recorded. During the bird survey IUCN status was also gathered, out of 215 species, (n = 208), 97% species were Least Concern (LR-lc), (n = 4), 2% species were Near Threatened (LR-nt) and (n = 3), 1% species were Vulnerable (VU) status.
    [Show full text]
  • SE China and Tibet (Qinghai) Custom Tour: 31 May – 16 June 2013
    SE China and Tibet (Qinghai) Custom Tour: 31 May – 16 June 2013 Hard to think of a better reason to visit SE China than the immaculate cream-and-golden polka- dot spotted Cabot’s Tragopan, a gorgeous serious non-disappointment of a bird. www.tropicalbirding.com The Bar-headed Goose is a spectacular waterfowl that epitomizes the Tibetan plateau. It migrates at up to 27,000 ft over the giant Asian mountains to winter on the plains of the Indian sub-continent. Tour Leader: Keith Barnes All photos taken on this tour Introduction: SE and Central China are spectacular. Both visually stunning and spiritually rich, and it is home to many scarce, seldom-seen and spectacular looking birds. With our new base in Taiwan, little custom tour junkets like this one to some of the more seldom reached and remote parts of this vast land are becoming more popular, and this trip was planned with the following main objectives in mind: (1) see the monotypic family Pink-tailed Bunting, (2) enjoy the riches of SE China in mid-summer and see as many of the endemics of that region including its slew of incredible pheasants and the summering specialties. We achieved both of these aims, including incredible views of all the endemic phasianidae that we attempted, and we also enjoyed the stunning scenery and culture that is on offer in Qinghai’s Tibet. Other major highlights on the Tibetan plateau included stellar views of breeding Pink-tailed Bunting (of the monotypic Chinese Tibetan-endemic family Urocynchramidae), great looks at Przevalski’s and Daurian Partridges, good views of the scarce Ala Shan Redstart, breeding Black-necked Crane, and a slew of wonderful waterbirds including many great looks at the iconic Bar-headed Goose and a hoarde of www.tropicalbirding.com snowfinches.
    [Show full text]
  • Kanha Bird Checklist (Pdf)
    KANHA BIRD SURVEY - CHECKLIST Expected Species eBird 'English (India)' Local name eBird scientific name status Detection 17/03 18/03 19/03 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica R Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea W Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus R Gadwall Anas strepera W Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope W Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha R Northern Pintail Anas acuta W Garganey Anas querquedula W Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) Anas crecca W Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus R Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea R Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica R Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus R H Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus R H Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus R H Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans R Black Stork Ciconia nigra W Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus R Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger R Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo R Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster R Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R Great Egret Ardea alba R Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia R Little Egret Egretta garzetta R Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii R Threskiornis Black-headed Ibis melanocephalus R Red-naped Ibis (Indian Black Ibis) Pseudibis papillosa R Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus R (Black-winged Kite) Crested (Oriental) Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus R White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis R Indian Vulture (Indian Long-billed
    [Show full text]
  • Sandi Bird Sanctuary, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India
    Volume-6, Issue-2, April-June-2015 Coden IJABFP-CAS-USA Copyrights@2015 Received: 15th Mar-2015 Revised: 18th April -2015 Accepted: 18th April-2015 Research article A BIODIVERSITY HUB: SANDI BIRD SANCTUARY, HARDOI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA Adesh Kumar, Amita Kanaujia, Sonika Kushwaha and Akhilesh Kumar Biodiversity & Wildlife Conservation Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Diversity refers variety in nature i.e. the variety of life on Earth and its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. Sandi Bird sanctuary was developed and conserved in the year 1990 as natural biodiversity hub for aquatic vegetation as well as local residents and migratory birds. This Sanctuary has an area of 309 hectares. A study of faunal diversity in Sandi Bird Sanctuary was done during January 2013 to March 2014. Sandi Bird Sanctuary is well known as popular tourist destination because of the diverse assemblage of avifauna especially migratory water birds that congregate at the Sandi Bird Sanctuary in winter. The result includes 3 species of annelids belonging to 3 orders, 10 orders of insects with 61 species, 4 species of mollusks belonging to 3 orders, 11 species of fishes belonging to 5 families, 3 species of amphibians and 15 species of reptiles belonging to 13 families, 157 species of birds, and 12 species of mammals belonging to 09 families from Sandi Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary is an envoy area of the Indo-gangetic eco-system. Wetland vegetation is also found in the sanctuary. Key words: Sandi Bird Sanctuary, Water birds, Biodiversity Hub, Hardoi, Invertebrates, Vertebrates.
    [Show full text]
  • Oral Flanges of Juvenile Birds
    ORAL FLANGES OF JUVENILE BIRDS GEORGE A. CLARK, JR. N the pre- and posthatching development of birds a number of structural I features are present for only a relatively short time. Such traits, par- ticularly prominent externally, may have significance in aging birds, as taxonomic characters, and as subjects for the study of adaptation. Examples of transitory structures which have recently been studied are natal plu- mages (cf. Clark, 1964) and egg teeth (Parkes and Clark, 1964). In this paper I review the occurrence, variations, and possible taxonomic significance of the transitory enlarged flanges of the bill bordering the mouth in juveniles of nidicolous birds. This inquiry was undertaken to determine whether or not the marked differences in form of flanges might be of taxonomic significance. A summary of this topic is believed of PO- tential value, particularly to call attention to the many major gaps in available information. A problem in studying transitory characteristics is obtaining a suitable series of developmental stages of living juveniles or preserved specimens. Many of the available records for flanges are based unfortunately on study of only one or a few stages, not necessarily those most informative. Inter- pretations based on samples covering only a limited range of ages should be made cautiously as illustrated below in the discussion of flanges in the Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) . SOURCES OF DATA Selected specimenswere examined in the collections of the United States National Museum (Washington, D. C.), the American Museum of Natural History (New York), and the University of Connecticut (Storrs). In addition, a number of live juveniles have been observed, and a few of these photographed.
    [Show full text]
  • Hornbills and Endemic Birds
    NCF Technical Report No. 17 HORNBILLS AND ENDEMIC BIRDS A CONSERVATION STATUS SURVEY ACROSS THE DIVYA MUDAPPA WESTERN GHATS, INDIA T. R. SHANKAR RAMAN H ORNBILLS AND ENDEMIC BIRDS A CONSERVATION STATUS SURVEY ACROSS THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA IVYA UDAPPA D M T. R. SHANKAR RAMAN 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park , Mysore 570 002, INDIA Web: www.ncf‐india.org; E‐mail: ncf@ncf‐india.org Tel.: +91 821 2515601; Fax +91 821 2513822 Mudappa, D. & Raman, T. R. S. 2008. Hornbills and endemic birds: a conservation status survey across the Western Ghats, India. NCF Technical Report No. 17, Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore. Cover photographs Front cover: A male Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus tosses a fruit of Putranjiva roxburghii into its mouth near Dandeli (Photo: Kalyan Varma). Back cover: An Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris (right); moist forests converted to monoculture Acacia plantations in the Western Ghats of Karnataka (left; Photos: Shankar Raman) CONTENTS Acknowledgements 1 Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Details of the survey 5 3. Hornbills 20 4. Endemics and bird community 30 5. Conclusions, limitations, outputs 39 6. References 44 7. Annexures 48 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, United Kingdom, for the financial support provided for this survey. We are also extremely grateful to the State Forest Departments of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu for permits and support for the survey. A large number of people, institutions, and local NGOs helped us during the various stages of the survey both in the field as well as at the base.
    [Show full text]
  • Peacock-Pheasants and Asiatic Spurfowl
    Above: Adult male Burmese Grey Chinquis Polyplectron b. bicalcaratum in its native habitat. Note multiple metatarsal kicking thorns. Photo P. Kittipinyowat. PEACOCK-PHEASANTS AND ASIATIC SPURFOWL By: Kermit Blackwood (USA) PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO PEACOCK-PHEASANTS In this article, we examine in detail several tropical Asian galliforms frequently mentioned in technical ornithological literature but rarely discussed at length, the peacock-pheasants, those members of the genus Polyplectron, conventionally considered *a as deep forest-adapted, evolutionary prototypes of the larger and even more elaborately plumaged argus and peafowl. A theory that’s become a matter of tradition places the peacock-pheasant as a phylogenetic link between pheasants and peafowl. In this article we will have an additional look at some obscure galliforms even more poorly known than peacock-pheasants, namely the mysterious, Crimson-headed partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps) endemic to the mountains of Borneo and the Indian Subcontinent’s enigmatic Asiatic spurfowl of the genus Galloperdix. These two genera share a number of unusual features with peacock-pheasants that may suggest a monophyletic origin. Nine peacock-pheasant species are presently recognised, all united within the genus Polyplectron. Two forms once identified as subspecies by some authors are currently regarded as distinct species. The Hainan peacock-pheasant P. katsumatae and the Bornean peacock-pheasant P. schleiermacheri were both treated as distinct species until Jean Delacour’s reclassification scheme circa 1977, when each were demoted to subspecific status; the Hainan as subspecific of the Grey and the Bornean as a subspecies of the Malayan. Biogeographical, molecular, morphological and phenotypic datas have re- established their species status.
    [Show full text]
  • Glimpses of Indian Birds
    ALBERT R. MANN LIBRARY New York State Colleges OF Agriculture and Home Economics AT Cornell University J _ Cornell University Library QL 691.I4D51G Glimpses of Indian birds, 3 1924 000 075 667 Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924000075667 GLIMPSES OF INDIAN BIRDS BY THE SAME AUTHOR JUNGLE FOLK: Indian Natural History Sketches. Demy 8vo. BOMBAY DUCKS : An Account of some of the Everyday Birds and Beasts found in a Naturalist's El Dorado. With numerous illus- trations reproduced from Photographs by Captain Fayrer, I. M.S. Demy 8vo. BIRDS OF THE PLAINS. With numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo. INDIAN BIRDS : Being a Key to the Common Birds of the Plains of India. Demy 8vo. (WITH FRANK FINN) THE MAKING OF SPECIES. Demy 8vo. GLIMPSES OF INDIAN BIRDS BY DOUGLAS DEWAR LONDON : JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY TORONTO : BELL & COCKBURN MCMXIII 191762 • WILLIAM BKENDON AND SOS, LTD. PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT A HUNTER OF BIG GAME AND A NATURALIST WHO, HAVING BROUGHT COMMON-SENSE TO BEAR ON THE PROBLEMS OF NATURAL HISTORY DECLINES TO BE DICTATED TO BY THOSE WHO HAVE CONSTITUTED THEMSELVES ZOOLOGICAL AUTHORITIES PREFACE the brief sketches that follow I find occasion INrepeatedly to attack the prevalent theories of protective colouration, because it is impossible for the naturalist who uses his eyes to accept these theories. Most of these hypotheses were advanced by field naturalists, but they have since been elaborated by cabinet zoologists and have become a creed.
    [Show full text]
  • Birds, Frogs, and Workers Wildlife in the Coffee Fields of Southern India
    Birds, Frogs, and Workers Wildlife in the Coffee Fields of Southern India Anthropocene Earth systems dominated by anthropogenic forces Climate change Ecological Novelty Altered geomorphology Altered biogeochemistry Land Sparing…. Land Sharing…? “Producing wildlife: Biodiversity conservation in dynamic commodity landscapes” • National Science Foundation (NSF #7153185) – Dr. Krithi Karanth – Centre for Wildlife Studies, WCS • Collaborative investigation (NSF #1153944) – Dr. Ashwini Chhatre – Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Forest-Plantation Landscape mosaic (Faria et al., 2006; Gardner et al., 2006) Structural complexity of habitat (Tscharntke et al., 2005) Some taxa adapt better than others (Daily et al., 2001) Small and fragmented PAs Insufficient literature ▪ Single taxon, land-use type ▪ Spatial-scale and sample size • Natural vegetation – evergreen, moist-deciduous and dry deciduous forests, and montane grasslands • Faunal diversity – includes 30% of all Indian plant and vertebrate species. • Land Uses – Compared to formal conservation areas (<12% of the landscape) and – traditional conservation systems such as sacred groves (<1%) – agro-forestry areas cover a much larger proportion of the landscape o 65 areca o 61 coffee o 61 rubber 29634 km2 area 187 plantations Dry season sampling 7 minute point-counts (386 sampling hours) 200 meters distance 551 point-counts 6 temporal replicates 6 INTERNS ©SD/KKK/NSF 11 VOLUNTEERS ©SD/KKK/NSF ©Prasenjit Yadav ©Prasenjit Yadav ©Prasenjit Yadav ©Prasenjit Yadav Malabar Trogon Red Spurfowl White-bellied Woodpecker ©Ramki S Greater Racket- tailed Drongo ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Orange-headed Thrush Banded Bay Cuckoo ©Ramki S ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Malabar Woodshrike Malabar Barbet Grey-headed Bulbul ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Malabar Parakeet Flame-throated Bulbul ©Ramki S Hill Myna ©Ramki S ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Brown-breasted Flycatcher Asian Paradise Flycatcher Tickell’s Leaf Wabler ©Ramki S ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Kashmir Flycatcher Blue-tailed Bee-eater ©Ramki S ©Ramki S Areca Coffee Rubber No.
    [Show full text]