Authors : Dattatray Thorat
Page Nos : 87-98
Description :
To prepare annotated Checklist of birds recorded in and around Patan Tehsil region ,Satara district( declared as international heritage), Maharashtra State, India was carried out in early wet and dry seasons. Since richness and diversity of bird species are good indicators of the ecosystem quality, this paper focused on providing some preliminary information on the abundance, diversity and activities of various bird species occurring in and around Patan tehsil region. To this aim, Birds observed A total of 96 species representing 16 orders and 43 families were recorded from January 2015 to December 2016, two year period.
KEY WORDS:- Birds; checklist; Richness; Western Ghats; Patan.
