New species for the avifauna of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

To upgrade the known avifaunal assemblages of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India, opportunistic survey were carried out during January 2020 to August 2022. The survey yielded additions of 36 bird species in 10 orders and 17 families to the coastal area of Purba M...

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Published inOrnis hungarica Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 208 - 224
Main Authors Das, Piklu, Manna, Atish, Payra, Arajush
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.12.2022
Subjects
additional records
opportunistic survey
West Bengal
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Summary:To upgrade the known avifaunal assemblages of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India, opportunistic survey were carried out during January 2020 to August 2022. The survey yielded additions of 36 bird species in 10 orders and 17 families to the coastal area of Purba Medinipur district, based on photographic evidences. Among these recorded birds, 30 species were classified as Least Concern, two species were Near Threatened , one species was Vulnerable , two species were Endangered and one species was Not Assessed . Details of all the records are given here.
ISSN:2061-9588
2061-9588
DOI:10.2478/orhu-2022-0031