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Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keenjhar Lake<br />

3.4 Birds<br />

3.4.1 Sampling sites<br />

Maps 5 and 6 show the summer and winter observation points for birds at<br />

Keenjhar Lake. Details of the sampling points can be found in the annexure<br />

document.<br />

Maps 5 and 6 – sampling sites for birds at Keenjhar Lake (summer and<br />

winter)<br />

Map 6 – Bird observation points for<br />

Keenjhar Lake in summer<br />

Map 7 – Birds observation points for<br />

Keenjhar Lake in winter<br />

3.4.2 Species accounts for summer<br />

A total of 57 species were recorded during the summer survey. Table 13 shows<br />

the species with their status, occurrence and number recorded at Keenjhar Lake.<br />

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Table 13 – List of avifauna recorded from Keenjhar Lake during summer<br />

Common Name Scientific Name Status Occurrence Observed<br />

Number<br />

1<br />

Little<br />

Grebe/Dabchick<br />

Tachybatus<br />

ruficollis<br />

Common Resident 446<br />

2 Little Cormorant<br />

Phalacrocorax<br />

niger<br />

Common Resident 136<br />

3 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Scarce Resident 09<br />

4 Black Bittern<br />

Ixobrychus<br />

flavicollis<br />

Scarce<br />

Summer<br />

breeder<br />

06<br />

5 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Common Resident 209<br />

6 Cattle Egret Bubuleus ibis Common Resident 59<br />

7 Little Egret Egretta garzette Common Resident 101<br />

8 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Scarce<br />

Irs-year<br />

round visitor<br />

05<br />

<strong>WWF</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong> – Indus for All Programme Page 48 of 165

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