STUDIES ON AVIFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF ARMORI TEHSIL THREE LAKES FROM DISTRICT GADCHIROLI (M.S.) INDIA.

Abstract

The current investigation was conceded in the year of March 2022 -February 2023. It deals with the avifaunal diversity in Ramsagar, Ashta and Arsoda lakes in Armori tehsil. It deals with the study of avifaunal diversity in lakes of Armori tehsil. Bird’s observation were carried out at regular intervals of the three lakes of three main seasons at regular interval of the study period. The present study based on the identification of residential Bird. Observations done with the help of Olympus binocular 8X40 DPS. Photographs were taken by with appropriate zoom lens of digital camera Nikon. Photos were clicked by visiting twice a day .four visits per month during morning 7:30 -10:30am and at evening 4:00 – 6:00pm. During the study a total number of 43 birds species lake  10 different orders 25 different families among which order Passeriformes were dominant by contributing 13 followed by order Ciconiformes with 08 species orders Anasiformes and Corcariformes represented by 05 species each order Charadriformes represented by 03 species, order Galliformes represented by 03 species and order Pelacaniformes and Psittaciformes represented by 02 species each and order Columbiformes and Falconiformes represented by 01 species each. The number of birds species may however vary accordingly based on parameters such as availability of food, water, and expansion of human populations; seasonal impacts etc.