Authors : M. U. Patil, R. B. Suryawanshi, A. K. Yeole
Page Nos : 97-105
Description :
The bird diversity of Nakana Lake was represented by Total 62 species were recorded from study area which belongs
15 orders, 34 families and 52 genera. Density of total birds at year 2014-15 was (1905) and at year 2015-16 it was
(1540). Amid these Order Passeriformes were found to be dominant with (31 %), Pelecaniformes (18 %), Coraciiformes
with (10 %), Anseriformes with (8 %), Accipitriformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes and Gruiformes with (5 %),
Bucerotiformes and Charadriiformes (3 %), Strigiformes and Otidiformes with (2 %) and rest of Falconiformes,
Podichipediformes and Psittaciformes at (1 %) respectively. Nakana lake shown diverse and favorable habitats for
significant creature of the ecosystem but birds are forever susceptible by anthropogenic activities. The present
investigation of research work thrown a beam of light on richness, abundance and variety of diversity indices of
wetland ecosystem, Nakana lake during couple of years study.
