Congregations of two subspecies of Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Life Science - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
The Globally Endangered Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus congregates in the areas which are away from human disturbances, where food availability is high and roosting substrates are present. There are three subspecies of Egyptian Vultures in the world. Out of three subspecies two subspecies are present in India. Present study discusses the population status of both the subspecies at their congregation sites in district Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India. Adults of both subspecies of the Egyptian vulture were studied and compared for their population from January 2014 to December 2017. Direct observations were made to get an idea of the number. Vultures were counted using the Total count method. Maximum number of individuals was counted in 2017 and the site with the highest congregation was identified. Population of Neophron p. percnopterus (338.5±86.2) was around double than the population of Neophron p. ginginianus (168.2 ± 45.8). Adult individuals were considered. They were either Sunbathing, dustbathing or simply roosting on the trees and ground. To avoid negative effects on the population of the Egyptian Vultures, we strongly recommend that the site sheltering the highest number of individuals should be considered as the Important Roost site and there should be safe food availability for them in the form of ‘Vulture Restaurants’ to conserve them from further decline.
Authors and Affiliations
Shivangi Mishra, Adesh Kumar, Ankit Sinha, Daya Shanker Sharma, Amita Kanaujia
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