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<p>To upgrade the known avifaunal assemblages of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India, opportunistic survey were carried out during January 2020 to August 2022. The survey yielded additions of 36 bird species in 10 orders and 17 families to the coastal area of Purba Medinipur district, based on photographic evidences. Among these recorded birds, 30 species were classified as Least Concern, two species were Near Threatened <italic>(Aythya nyroca, Calidris canutus)</italic>, one species was Vulnerable <italic>(Aythya ferina)</italic>, two species were Endangered <italic>(Calidris tenuirostris, Rynchops albicollis)</italic> and one species was Not Assessed <italic>(Porphyrio poliocephalus)</italic>. Details of all the records are given here.</p>
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To upgrade the known avifaunal assemblages of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India, opportunistic survey were carried out during January 2020 to August 2022. The survey yielded additions of 36 bird species in 10 orders and 17 families to the coastal area of Purba Medinipur district, based on photographic evidences. Among these recorded birds, 30 species were classified as Least Concern, two species were Near Threatened (Aythya nyroca, Calidris canutus), one species was Vulnerable (Aythya ferina), two species were Endangered (Calidris tenuirostris, Rynchops albicollis) and one species was Not Assessed (Porphyrio poliocephalus). Details of all the records are given here.

New species for the avifauna of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University

Ornis Hungarica

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To upgrade the known avifaunal assemblages of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India, opportunistic survey were carried out...

New species for the avifauna of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

Publicado en línea: 25 nov 2022

Páginas: 208 - 224

Recibido: 07 jul 2022

Aceptado: 12 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0031

Palabras clave
additional records, opportunistic survey, West Bengal

© 2022 Piklu Das et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

New species for the avifauna of adjoining coastal areas of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

Publicado en línea: 25 nov 2022

Páginas: 208 - 224

Recibido: 07 jul 2022

Aceptado: 12 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0031

Palabras claveadditional records, opportunistic survey, West Bengal

© 2022 Piklu Das et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
additional records, opportunistic survey, West Bengal