Avian Community Composition in and around Mandothi Wetlands, Haryana, India
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Comprising an area of approximately 1000 acres, Mandothi wetlands are located in Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district of
Haryana, India and provide an important wintering ground for migratory birds. From December 2021 to June 2022, fortnightly surveys were made to document the avian community composition of the study area in Mandothi wetlands using point-count and line-transect methods. A total of 124 species belonging to 90 genera, 38 families, and 15 orders were recorded. Passeriformes was the most represented avian order, with 38 species and 15 families. Feeding guild analysis revealed that carnivore was the most dominant feeding guild in the study area. Of the recorded 124 avian species, 73 species were residents, 44 species were winter migrants and 7 species were summer migrants. As per the IUCN Red List 8 species were classified as Near Threatened (Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca, Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala, Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus, Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Darter Anhinga melanogaster) and 2 species were classified as Vulnerable (Sarus Crane Antigone antigone and River Tern Sterna aurantia). In addition to the present survey, 17 species were also reported from secondary sources, resulting in a checklist of 141 bird species. The occurrence of migratory and species of global conservation priority documents the importance of this wetland as a potential habitat for avifauna in Haryana.
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Mandothi, Near Threatened, Passeriformes, Vulnerable, Waterbird assemblages
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Sohil, A. & Sharma, N. (2020). Bird diversity and distribution in mosaic landscapes around Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Acta Ecologica Sinica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2020.02.005
Sutherland, W.J., Newton, I. & Green, R.E. (2005). Bird Ecology and Conservation: A handbook of Techniques. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Torell, M., Salamanca, A. M. & Ahmed, M. (2001). Management of wetland resources in the Lower Mekong Basin: issues and future directions. Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 24(3-4), 4-10
Ullah., Qing-Ming, W.U., Xue-Ying, S., Khan, M.S., Ullah, S., Khan, T.U. & Nawaz, R.M. (2021). Diversity, Abundance, Status And Endangered Habitats Of Avifauna In Sheikh Badin National Park, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 31(1), 307-316 https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2021.1.0218
Zedler, J. B. & Kercher, S. (2005). Wetland resources: status, trends, ecosystem services, and restorability. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 30, 39-74
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