Avifaunal diversity of Ghotnimbala lake near Bhadrawati, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
Keywords:
Avifauna, Ghotnimbala lake, avifaunal diversityAbstract
There are numerous species of bird found in a wide variety of habitats all around the world. Birds are one of the most thriving groups of animals on the planet as they generally have their habitat (the skies) to themselves. Birds are essential animal group of an ecosystem and maintain a trophic level. Therefore, detail study on avifauna and their ecology is important to protect them. The present investigation was carried out to document the avifauna in and around the Ghotnimbala lake near Bhadrawati town located in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra State from October 2012 to Septmebr 2013 in which 55 species of birds were recorded of 13different orders and 37 families during the study. Among the recorded species 48 were resident, 06 were resident migrant and 1 is resident migrant common.
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