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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 />
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