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Avifaunal diversity of Anantapuramu (semi-arid) District, Andhra Pradesh, India
V.V. Bala Subramanyam
Year : 2018 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 426-439
Received on: 01/26/2018
Revised on: 03/28/2018
Accepted on: 03/31/2018
Published on: 06/05/2018
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V.V. Bala Subramanyam( 2018).
Avifaunal diversity of Anantapuramu (semi-arid) District, Andhra Pradesh, India
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 3( 3), 426-439.
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Abstract
The present study was undertaken as a part to update and document the available bird species from Anantapuramu district in Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 124 bird species belonging to the 52 families with Accipitridids as the most dominant family, while insectivorous (55 species), followed by carnivorous (26 species), granivore (10 species), Omnivorous (3) and Frugivore (2 species). By studying the diversity of birds in Anantapuramu district, this study is intended to facilitate a further investigation of these avian fauna in dry land regions like Anantapuramu district, in terms of their contribution to ecosystem services.
Keywords
Avifauna, Semi-arid, Dryland, Ecosystem.
