Water Bird Diversity at Lapkaman Village Pond, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Prof. G. P. Prajapati  Department of Zoology, Bhaan’s Sheth R.A.College of Science.Gujarat University India

Keywords:

Wetland Bird, Diversity, Abundance, Lapkaman

Abstract

Lapkaman Village Pond is a place of Ahamedabad District in state Gujarat in India and is dotted with a large pond. Its located near to Thol Birds sanctuary and lots of ponds near to this lack like a Vadsar village pond, Sarkhej open big drainage water canal, Vastrapur village pond,, Chharodi village pond. This wetland supports a rich avian diversity and serve as winter sojourn. A total of 44 species of wetland birds belonging to 14 families distributed in 7 orders have been recorded around lapkaman lack.This wetland is under pressure from diverse anthropogenic activities. This paper provides an overview of status of wetland birds and threats to them in the study area.

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2017-07-31

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Volume 3, Issue 6, July-August-2017

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Prof. G. P. Prajapati, " Water Bird Diversity at Lapkaman Village Pond, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp.683-687, July-August-2017.