Bird diversity along riverine areas in the Bhagirathi Valley, Uttarakhand, India.

ABSTRACT: Natural riverine areas mark ecotonal habitats harbouring a characteristically diverse faunal assemblage, especially birds that also use these habitats as pathways crucial for their movement. Increasingly, riverine systems are subjected to large-scale habitat alterations due to climatic fluctuations and anthropogenic changes. Therefore, it is important to understand broad-scale community patterns for conservation planning and prioritisation for these ecotone habitats. The Bhagirathi river is one of the major headwaters of the river Ganges; despite its rich and diverse fauna, little is known about the bird species that inhabit this montane region. This study presents an extensive list of 281 bird species from 59 families, their seasonal distribution and habitat associations as recorded from

SUBMITTER: Sinha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505455 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature