Sample Study on Avifaunal Diversity of North Sikkim during October 2018.

Arjan Basu Roy; Lina Chatterjee; Rishin Basu Roy; Tarak Samanta; Sumana Besra; Nivedita Sengupta; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/e4x27j

Sample Study on Avifaunal Diversity of North Sikkim during October 2018.

Citation

Basu Roy A, Chatterjee L, Basu Roy R, Samanta T, Besra S, Sengupta N, Barve V (2023). Sample Study on Avifaunal Diversity of North Sikkim during October 2018.. Version 1.1. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/e4x27j accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

The Sample Study on Avifaunal Diversity of North Sikkim was conducted by Lina Chatterjee in the month of October 2018 and the identification and data analysis was done by Nature Mates-Nature Club team. This dataset covers the areas Lachen, Yamthung valley, Lachung, Gurudongmar. The study area covers varied habitats like Alpine pasture, hilly area, waterfalls, meandering rivers, rhododendron forest, River, hot spring, grazing pasture, rolling meadows with pine and silver fir lining sides, Cold alpine lake, snow capped mountain.
All the birds are identified up to the species level. A total of 108 species of birds we recorded belonging to 36 families, 9 orders This dataset also includes the life stage, activity and behaviour of the birds observed. There are few species of birds which are widespread in Gurudongmar but are uncommon elsewhere, of which Rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis), Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) were recorded during our study.

Purpose

The purpose of this dataset is to explore the avian diversity of the North Sikkim region

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This sampling event dataset covers the areas Lachen, Yamthung valley, Lachung, Gurudongmar

Sampling

Point count The collection of data is obtained by the point count method , where the count is performed in a 360 degree arc around a fixed study point . 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 birds are identified up to the species level. A total of 108 species of birds we recorded belonging to 36 families, 9 orders

Aves
common name: Birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

This sampling event dataset covers the areas Lachen, Yamthung valley, Lachung, Gurudongmar

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 Roy
originator
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/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

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/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046

Rishin Basu Roy
originator
position: Researcher
Nature Mates-Nature club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: wildrishin@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X

Tarak Samanta
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549

Sumana Besra
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: sumanabesra1999@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7222-2946

Nivedita Sengupta
originator
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
originator
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

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/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

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