Avifaunal diversity study of Garhwal-Himalayan Range
Citation
Basu Roy A, Chatterjee L, Basu Roy R, Samanta T, Besra S, Sengupta N, Barve V (2024). Avifaunal diversity study of Garhwal-Himalayan Range. Version 1.3. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jxn9zn accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-20.Description
The Avifaunal diversity study of Garhwal-Himalayan Range was conducted by Nature Mates Nature Club in May month of year 2022 by Lina Chatterjee and the identification and data analysis was by Nature Mates-Nature Club team. This dataset covers the areas of Rudraprayag, Chamoli districts under Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and Bageshwar. The study area covered varied habitats like Oak-Rhododendron forest, Rhododendron rich Subalpine forest, Alpine grassland-Bugyal exposed rock, Subtropical Pine forest, Temperate Oak forest, Maple forest, Subalpine Oak forest, Fir forest, Birch-Rhododendron forest and, Cultivation patches. All the species are identified up to the species level. A total of 103 species of birds are recorded belonging to 76 genera, 38 families and, 12 orders. This dataset also includes the life stage, activity and behavior of the birds observed. Both the male and female of Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), the state bird of Uttarakhand were recorded during the avifaunal diversity study .Purpose
The purpose of this dataset is to explore the avian diversity of the Garwhal-himalayan rangeSampling Description
Study Extent
Rudraprayag, Chamoli districts which lie under Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and Bageshwar.Sampling
Random sampling All the observations were recorded during the trekking route where every part of the areas have a equal chances of being chosen, through which we studied the distribution of avian species found in the garhwal-himalaya region Equipment used are binocular Olympus (10*50 DPS I ) Camera (Nikon Coolpix P900, P600, B600). Observed data were recorded in the field notebook.Method steps
- Direct observation, Call identification, Field notes, Photography
Taxonomic Coverages
All the species are identified up to the species level. A total of 103 species of birds are recorded belonging to 76 genera, 38 families and, 12 orders.
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Avescommon name: Bird rank: class
Geographic Coverages
Rudraprayag, Chamoli districts which lie under Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and Bageshwar
Bibliographic Citations
- Grimmett R, Inskipp C, Inskipp T (2016) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Bloomsbury Publishing. -
- eBird. (2022). eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org -
- IUCN. (2022). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org -
Contacts
Arjan Basu Royoriginator
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
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Lina Chatterjee
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
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Rishin Basu Roy
originator
position: Researcher
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Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
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Tarak Samanta
originator
position: Research Associate
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Kolkata
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Sumana Besra
originator
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Nivedita Sengupta
originator
position: Intern
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6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
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West Bengal
IN
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Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
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Kolkata
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email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
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Lina Chatterjee
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046
Nivedita Sengupta
metadata author
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385
Vijay Barve
metadata author
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567
Nivedita Sengupta
user
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
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Lina Chatterjee
administrative point of contact
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046