Studies On Present Status Of Aquatic Birds In And Around Tighra Reservoir Gwalior District Madhya Pradesh, India

Avifauna plays a significant role in ecological balance of an ecosystem. Their diversity related to the habitat diversity that provides a variety of roosting, nesting, feeding and breeding sites. The present study on aquatic birds carried out at Tighra reservoir. This study helps to evaluate bird density and diversity, species composition, abundance and distribution of aquatic birds of Tighra reservoir. Respectively total 56 species were found belong to 17families and 8 orders. The most dominant species were coot and Red crested pochard. Line transects and point count methods were adopted for the observation of bird at four selected sites in study area. The species consist migratory, residential and residential migratory were recorded.