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ABSTRACT This paper reports a total of 174 bird species representing 20 orders, 59 families and 133 genera sighted during eighteen months survey in Tillari and its vicinity of Chandgad taluk in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Accipitridae represents maximum (12) number of bird species followed by Muscicapidae (9) and Motacillidae (8). Among the orders Passeriformes alone represent 49.43% of the total bird species recorded followed by Falconiformes (8.05%), Ciconiformes, Charadriiformes and Columbiformes (5.75% each). Out of total birds recorded 79% resident, 20% winter visitor and 1% is summer visitor. Among the bird species sighted 89% were found least concerned, 3 % were near threatened and Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii is the only species belongs to vulnerable category. Keywords: Avifauna checklist, Tillari, Damni dam, Chandgad, Passeriformes REFERENCES Ali, S. 2002. The book of Indian birds, 13th edn. Bombay Natural History Society / Oxford University Press, Mumbai. Bird Life International. 2013. IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded fromhttp://www.birdlife.orgon 01/06/2013. Grimmett, R., and Inskipp, C. 2007. Birds of southern India. Om Books International New Delhi. Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., and Inskipp, T. 1998. Birds of the Indian subcontinent. Christopher Helm, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., and Inskipp, T. 2011. Birds of the Indian subcontinent IInd edn. Christopher Helm, Oxford University Press, India. Hiragond N. C. and Gavade S. L. 2012. Range Extension of Orange-Breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus (Jerdon 1840) – First Record From Maharashtra, India J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 109(3), 202-203. Hiragond N. C., Lokhande A. S. and Nikkam K. N. 2015. New sighting records of the white throated thrush Zoothera citrine cyanotus from southern Maharashtra. Biolife 3(3):595-596. Hiragond N. C., Lokhande A. S. and Nikkam K.N. 2015. Sighting records of the Malabar Pied Hornbill in Chandgad taluk, Kolhapur, Southern Maharashtra, India. Biolife 3(3): 605-607. Hiragond N.C. and Lokhande A. S. 2015. Avifauna Diversity of Yashwantrao Chavan College Campus Halkarni and its Vicinity Zoo’s print, 30(8): 9-14. Hiragond N. C., Gavade S. Y., Nikam K. N., Prashant S. M. and Ajagekar V. V.2013. Some observations on avifauna along the Tamrapani river in Hallarwadi:Chandgad, Kolhapur. Newsletter for Birdwatchers 53(1): 4-5. Hiragond N. C., Lokhande A. S. and Patil M. S. 2013. Sighting records of IndianGrey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) in Chandgad (Maharashtra) and Belgaum City(Karnataka). Newsletter for Birdwatchers 53(1): 6-7. IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. . Downloadedon 01 June 2013. Kazmierczak, K. 2000. Birds of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives 1st Edn. Christopher Helm, London. pp. 143-144. Lokhande A. S., Hiragond N. C. and Patil M. S. 2013. Sighting Records of Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater Merops Leschenaulti in Chandgad, Kolhapur, Southern Maharashtra.Newsletter for Birdwatchers 53(4): Narwade, S., and Fartade, M. M. 2011. Birds of Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened taxa 3(2): 1567-1576. Pachlore, G., and Chandrashekar, M. 2011. Avifauna of wetlands of Amravati region, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened taxa 3(1): 1478-1484. Prasad, A. 2003. Annotated checklist of the Birds of Western Maharashtra. Buceros 8 (2&3): 3-174. |
