Avifaunal Diversity of Jamdulwadi Island Village, Dist. Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

In the present study, species diversity, status of population, and food preferences were assessed for coastal birds from Jamdulwadi Island Village, Dist. -Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India. Birds were surveyed in different localities for one year (from January 2022 to December 2022). A total of 31 species of birds representing 10 orders, 20 families and 30 genera were recorded in the present study. Number of species of birds distributed in each family revealed that 11 species belongs to family Passeriformes, 5 species to Pelecaniformes, 3 species each to Accipitriformes and Coraciiformes, 2 species each to Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, and Cuculiformes. Families such as Anseriformes, Bucerotiformes, and Suliformes were represented by 1 species each. Avifauna of the order Passeriformes was found to be dominant in Jamdulwadi village and is represented by 10 families, 10 genera and 11 species. Conservation of the habitat and landscape diversity, protection of the mangrove ecosystem and associated floral diversity, well planned coastal tourism, and infrastructural development will improve the further conservation of birds along the Jamdulwadi village near Achara River Estuary. Since no earlier reports are available, data presented here can be taken as a baseline data in knowing the status of birds of Jamdulwadi village near Achara River Estuary, Dist. Sindhudurg.