Abstract
Birds were surveyed in the Yamuna Nagar District, Haryana, India and the threat categories of the species observed were determined with the IUCN Red List. A total of 185 species belonging to 46 families were observed. Families Accipitridae, Passeridae, Corvidae and Scolopacidae dominated the list. There were 13 species with various IUCN Red List categories. One Critically Endangered species, the Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus, and two Endangered species Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda and Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus were observed. A prerequisite for all the measures focussed on management and conservation of species is that the status and population trends of the target species must be known, and future work should be in this direction. Â
Highlights
Birds were surveyed in the Yamuna Nagar District, Haryana, India and the threat categories of the species observed were determined with the IUCN Red List
This paper reports on some bird species found in the district along with their threat status
We observed 185 species of birds belonging to 46 180 families (Fig. 4, Appendix 1)
Summary
Surveys were conducted in different areas of the district in the years 2012 and 2013. The areas were selected to include diverse habitat types like forested area, grassland, agriculture, wetland, fallow land, parks, western Yamuna Canal, river Yamuna and human habitations. All the habitat categories were visited twice every month from January to December and birds were identified using a pair of binoculars (Olympus 8x40) and standard field guides on birds. Birds were identified while being stationery and while walking slowly on paths and trails through the various habitat categories. The reported data on threat status of all the species observed was downloaded from the IUCN Red List (IUCN 2013). Aquila clanga were in the Vulnerable category and eight species were Nearly Threatened (Fig. 3, Appendix 1). There were 172 species with Least Concern status
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