Abstract

The survey of Bird diversity was carried out from the Shukryacharya hills is one of the pilgrim localities in Sangli district of Maharashtra located on the boundaries of Khanapur-Atpadi Tahsil. This locality has also been recognized as a sacred grove. The area has two valleys with top hill point of Bhavani Mandir. Shukryacharya is the highest peak of Sangli district. This area is of low rainfall with hills and slopes with some bushy plants, grass and trees. The study was carried out form years September 2019 to August 2023. The nearby areas were largely agricultural. The principal crops taken being jawar, groundnut, sugarcane and grapes. On a smaller scale bananas are also grown. Birds play important role in biodiversity by keeping insect pest under control. The irrigation land which play very important role to maintain the bird diversity. This region shows good number of bird diversity during the month of September to December. This is because of availability of food and breeding ground.

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