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Volume : II, Issue : XI, December - 2012 MIGRATORY STATUS OF WINTER VISITOR WATER FOWLS OF WETLANDS OF THE CENTRAL INDIA RAMZAN S. VIRANI DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Migration is an essential phenomenon for breeding, feeding and nesting in
birds, it is also important to avoid freezing winter of the ice covered parts of the world. In
winter from November onward migratory birds start visiting ponds, lakes, rivers and
dams of the central India. Three water bodies are monitored for last two years 2010-11
and 2011-12 and Migratory status of winter visitors of these ponds were recorded by
weekly visits and by doing mid-winter waterfowl census of these important perennial
dams of the central India. These wetlands shrinking day by day because of decrease
annual rainfall and polluted due to the anthropogenic activities hence loosing its
richness. The study of winter migratory avifauna of these different wetlands gives us idea
of habitat related distribution of birds in different ecosystems and it helps us to draw
outline for future conservational strategies. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : RAMZAN S. VIRANI, (2012). MIGRATORY STATUS OF WINTER VISITOR WATER FOWLS OF WETLANDS OF THE CENTRAL INDIA. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XI, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1761.pdf References : - Ali, S. & D.S. Ripley (1987). Compact Handbook of Birds of India & Pakistan - 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 737pp.
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