Authors : Dapke S. N. , Koushik S. A. and Didolkar R. V.
Page Nos : 208-213
Description :
Present work was undertaken to study avian biodiversity on specific tree Ficus benghalensis during fruiting season. Observations were carried out at four sites in and around Nagpur during year 2012 and 2013. Observations indicated that most of local and few migratory birds were found foraging on fruit of F. benghalensis. It was observed that 7 orders, 20 families and 33 species were foraging on fruits. This native tree provides nutrition and energy to large number of birds. It is therefore suggested that conservation of existing treesbelonging to species F. benghalensis and planting more trees is helpful in conserving avian biodiversity.
