BIRD ASSEMBLY AND FOOD CATEGORIES IN THE SATPURA FOREST RESERVE, KHANDWA DISTRICT
SUDARSHAN GOKHALE *
Department of Zoology, Holkar Science College, Indore, India.
GOLDEN GOKHALE
Department of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India.
C. S. SHRIVASTAV
Department of Zoology, Holkar Science College, Indore, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The core plan of the present observation was to study the avian species centralized on feeding habit as core subject of investigation at Satpura forest reserve, Khandwa District (M.P.). Four sites were selected for this study as Site A-Nagchoon, Site B-Nahalda, Site C-Hapla-Deepla and Site D-Junapani. Several species were observed on basis of different food in the present study. On the foundation of feeding habit Overall 196 Birds species were observed. The birds are divided in Piscivorous, Omnivorous, Nectivorous, Granivorous, Insectivorous, Frugivorous and Carnivorous with the numbers as 16, 44, 06, 18, 65, 15 and 32 respectively.
Keywords: Bird community, feeding habit, forest, Satpura, bird richness, foraging habits