Abstract
he present study deals with the congregation of avifauna at various locations in Gulf of Kachchh (GoK), Gujarat, India. The study was conducted between 2011 and 2014. A total of 14 sites were identified in Gulf of Kachchh which had regular and remarkable congregation of mono-species or multi-species of waterbirds. The observations were made through line transects and point count sampling methods. The largest congregation sites were Bhaidar and Pirotan Islands with more than 5,000 individuals of waterbirds. Khijadiya wetland was also recorded with a remarkable number of birds in the congregation, i.e., more than 4,000 individuals. The identified congregation sites were found to be distributed throughout the southern part of GoK. Such sites were intertidal areas, freshwater bodies, saltpans etc. The bird congregations comprised resident and migratory waterbirds and coastal birds.
Highlights
Such sites were intertidal areas, freshwater bodies, saltpans etc
In the present study, the site has an occurrence of more than 600 water-birds those mentioned by Delaney & Scott (2006) were considered as congregation site of the Gulf of Kachchh
Each site, identified based on the criterion, might not fulfil the criteria for global recognition, but these can be considered as important congregation sites in Gulf of Kachchh (GoK)
Summary
Such sites were intertidal areas, freshwater bodies, saltpans etc. Congregation of birds comprise single bird congregations comprised resident and migratory waterbirds and or more than one species. Gujarat is a maritime state in India having the longest coastline and rich in coastal biodiversity Many families of birds congregate either to breed gulfs, i.e., Gulf of Kachchh (GoK) and Gulf of Khambhat or to feed during non-breeding period and sometimes, (GoKh) are in Gujarat State. GoK is one of the four congregation protects them from natural predators as major reefs of the country
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