Assessment of Population Status and Diurnal Behaviour of White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in Ghachowk, Kaski, Nepal
| Autor: | Anju Koirala, Tej Kumar Shrestha, Rajeev Joshi, Ganesh Paudel, Kamal Raj Gosai, Suman Ghimire |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 103-113 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-434X 2423-4222 |
| DOI: | 10.22067/ijab.2023.84235.1063 |
| Popis: | Vulture Safe Feeding Sites (VSFS) provide diclofenac-free food and create an ideal environment for long-term ecological research on vultures. This study determines the population status and investigates the diurnal behavior White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) at the Ghachowk VSFS in Kaski, Nepal. We deployed the absolute count method to determine population of White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), while scan sampling was applied to investigate their diurnal behaviour. The observed population of Gyps bengalensis ranged from 34 to 65 individuals (with an average of 50±10, based on a sample size of 9). Throughout the daytime, a total of 1651 instances of 11 distinct activities were recorded for the species in 729 separate observations. The most frequent daytime behaviour observed was perching (28%) followed by preening (14%), basking (13%), scratching (13%) flapping (10%), flying (9%) and disturbance (7%). Other behaviors, like feeding, sleeping (roosting), fighting (competition), and bathing, were observed less frequently ( |
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