A pilot survey of the avifauna of Rangdum Valley, Kargil, Ladakh (Indian Trans-Himalaya)

Journal of Threatened Taxa

Afifullah Khan¹  Tanveer Ahmed¹  Pankaj Chandan² 

[1] Aligarh Muslim University, Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India;WWF-India, 172-B, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003, India;

关键词: Avifauna;    feeding guild;    Ladakh;    Rangdum Valley;    status.;   

DOI  :  10.11609/JoTT.o3965.7274-81

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

An avifaunal survey of Rangdum Valley in Kargil District, Jammu & Kashmir, India was carried out between June and July 2011.  McKinnon’s species richness and total count methods were used.  A total of 69 species were recorded comprising six passage migrants, 25 residents, 36 summer visitors and three vagrants.  The recorded species represents seven orders and 24 families, accounting for 23% of the species known from Ladakh.  A majority of the bird species are insectivores.

 

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