STUDY OF AVIFAUNA FROM THE WETLAND AREA OF VASAI, MAHARASHTRA

Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 12

Abstract

In this paper an attempt is made by the authors to quantify the results of their survey of the avifauna from Vasai wetland sites. Vasai is fast growing industrial city located about 60 kilometers north of Mumbai. This area is surveyed for avifauna in the last 1 year through the nature trails. The authors have recorded 43 species of birds belonging to 10 Orders and 27 Families. The Order Passeriformes and Ciconiiformes were found dominant having 37% and 18% families and 35% and 33% bird species respectively. In the families the family Ardeidae was found dominant with eight species. In this paper an attempt is being made to enumerate the beautiful avifauna and to make authorities aware especially town planners about the richness of wetland area of Vasai and to plan scienti

Authors and Affiliations

R. B. Singh, Suprit S. Narvankar, Anuja A. Desale, Swapnil J. Keni, R. V. Gupta, Pooja. H. Kini

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R. B. Singh, Suprit S. Narvankar, Anuja A. Desale, Swapnil J. Keni, R. V. Gupta, Pooja. H. Kini (2016). STUDY OF AVIFAUNA FROM THE WETLAND AREA OF VASAI, MAHARASHTRA. PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research, 5(12), 22-24. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-569560