Abstract
An updated checklist of the birds of the Kerala Agricultural University main campus is presented here. The current checklist includes 172 species in 60 families and 17 orders. The campus avifauna includes two Western Ghats endemic species and three globally threatened species. The Kerala Agricultural University main campus also supports 11 species of birds included in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and 16 species that are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). Seasonality chart prepared using eBird is also provided for each of the species.
Highlights
The Kerala Agricultural University’s (KAU) main campus is located at Vellanikkara, Thrissur District, Kerala (Fig. 1)
The area lies between 10.53–10.55 N and 76.27– 76.28 E and is located near Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats
Checklist since Nameer et al (2000), making the total number of birds recorded from KAU main campus to 172 species (Table 1), in 17 orders and 60 families, which accounts for 34.4% of the birds representative of Kerala
Summary
The Kerala Agricultural University’s (KAU) main campus is located at Vellanikkara, Thrissur District, Kerala (Fig. 1). The area lies between 10.53–10.55 N and 76.27– 76.28 E and is located near Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats. KAU main campus enjoys an equable climate. The 10-year (2000–2010) mean minimum temperature is 23.30C and mean maximum temperature is 31.80C. The area receives both south-west and north-east monsoons, the greater portion of the rainfall, is from the south-west monsoon between June and September. The mean number of rainy days per year is 110 days (Fig. 2) (KAU Weather Station 2010)
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