Assessment of Avian Diversity in Gudalur Forest Division, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Authors: Veeramani A*, Ramakrishnan B and Mohanakrishnan H

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000355

Volume 5, Issue 1

Abstract

Avian community is an important component of forest ecosystem. Birds are playing a major role as pollinators, consumers, dispersers of plant seeds and predators of insects. Majority of the studies on bird community were focused on understanding of the structure of a community based on the population. A number of environmental factors are known to influence the population of birds directly. The present survey was made to find out the avian diversity in the lantana dominated area of Gudalur Forest Division. Line transect method was applied for recording birdlife communities. A total of 33 species of birds were recorded during the survey conducted in three phases in Gudalur Forest Division. Among the species identified, 26 are abundant and 7 are very abundant.

Keywords: Avian Diversity; Gudalur; Nilgiris; Line Transect; Diversity Index

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