Author(s):

Parin Dal, Iqbal Dal, Yogesh Khandla, Dolatsang Vala and Hitesh Kumar Parmar

Abstract: The aim of the current survey is intended to study the diversity of avifauna in the seven selected sites of the Dhari tehsil, Amreli district, Gujarat. A total of 155 species of birds distributed in 20 order, 63 families and 130 genera were recorded from the seven sites. Among all the sites, a maximum number of genera and species were recorded in the Khodiyar Dam. As per the IUCN category, a total of 141 Least Concern, 09 Nearly Threatened, 04 Vulnerable and 01 Critically Endangered species (White-rumped Vulture) was recorded from the Chanchai and Paniya village. A total of 20 species from Appendix II and one species from Appendix I and III (Dalmatian Pelican, Indian Peafowl) respectively from the CITES database. In WPA status, a total of 124 species from Schedule IV, 09 species form Schedule I and one species (House Crow) from Schedule V category. It is important for record of the database, monitoring and protecting the bird's species and conservation of the sites.

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