Abstract
The digha is located at the border of West Bengal and Orissa state. It has both fresh and saline waterbodies rich in aquatic vegetation and several kinds of birds in the harbours in all the seasons. Grassland areas, rice fields, herbs, shrubs and trees located in and around the water bodies provide food and shelter for these birds. Total number of 86 bird species belonging to 10 orders and 35 families were recorded during the 2-year long study period. Passeriformes is the dominant order of birds. But the future of this avian fauna is in danger due to unchecked growth of tourism related hotel industry and urbanisation of the city.
Highlights
IntroductionAccording to an estimate total 1300 bird species found in Indian subcontinent, out of the more than 9000 bird species of the world, over 13% of the world’s bird fauna are found in India [1]-[3]
The Indian subcontinent is very rich in biodiversity
The total of 86 species of birds belonging to 10 orders and 35 families were recorded from Digha and its surrounding areas (Table 1)
Summary
According to an estimate total 1300 bird species found in Indian subcontinent, out of the more than 9000 bird species of the world, over 13% of the world’s bird fauna are found in India [1]-[3]. Digha is a seaside city in the state of West Bengal, India. It is present in East Midnapore district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. The name “Digha”, was referred by Warren Hastings’s letters as Brighton of the East [6]. It is located at 21.68 ̊N 87.55 ̊E. Average temperature is 28 ̊C - 37 ̊C.
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