STUDIES ON AVIFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF BRAMHAPURI TEHSIL IN ADYAL LAKE AND SAKHARA LAKE DIST: CHANDRAPUR (M.S.) INDIA.

Abstract

The current investigation was conceded in the year of March 2023-February 2024. It deals with the avifaunal Diversity in Sakhara and Adyal Lake in Bramhapuri Tehsil.It deals with the study of avifaunal diversity in lakes of Bramhapuri tehsil.Birds observation were carried out at regular intervals of the two lakes of three main seasons at regular interval of the study period The present study based on the identification of residential bird, Birds are classified under the categories of wetland ,earthly and lentic ecosystem avian species. 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 -10:30 AM and at a evening 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Birds diversity has been an enteric factor in maintenance of ecological balance of any given ecosystem .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 ,expansion of human populations; seasonal impacts etc.