CHECKLIST OF WATERBIRDS IN ANGUL DISTRICT, ORISSA, INDIA

摘要

A status survey of waterbirds in important water bodies of Angul, Athamallik division and Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary was conducted in joint collaboration with the Forest Department, the Post-graduate Department of Wildlife and Conservation Biology, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada and the Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS). The survey was conducted during January 2012 in different ranges of these divisions. Angul district is situated in the central part of Odisha. There are many important water bodies which attract migratory, local migratory and resident birds. During this survey a total of ten water bodies were covered, out of which four areas were surveyed in Angul and Athamallik division and two areas in Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary.