Amarjeet Kaur

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Amarjeet Kaur
Scientist-C
Email: amarjeet[at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in ;  10amarjeetkkaur [at] gmail [dot] com

With over five years in wildlife science, specializing in ornithology, my journey began with a master's at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. This ignited my passion for birds and led me to the Wildlife Institute of India, where I focused on Amur Falcon conservation in Northeast India and gained expertise in satellite telemetry for bird migration studies. Concurrently, I began my PhD on Barn Swallows, studying their nesting ecology and breeding population differences along the Himalayas. My research also explores the close relationship between humans and Barn Swallows and utilizing citizen science data to study avian distribution, abundance, and migration.

Academic positions:

June 2024 onwards: Scientist-C at Wildlife Institute of India
May 2022 - May 2024: Research Affiliate at Wildlife Institute of India
February 2019 - February 2024: DST-Inspire Fellow at Wildlife Institute of India

Publications:

Research Articles:

  • Kaur, A., Jacob, A., Mehta, D., & Kumar, R.S. (2024). Prey species in the diet of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis during autumn passage stopover in Northeast India. Journal of Raptor Research 58(3):1–11. doi: 10.3356/JRR-23-49

 

  • Kaur, A., Ghosh, S., & Das, S. K. (2019). Satellite Image-based Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics and Forest Cover Change Analysis (1996-2016) in Odisha, India. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 16(1), 25-39.

 

Technical Reports & Chapters:

  • Kaur, A., Jacob, A., & Kumar, R.S. (2022).Satellite tracking Amur falcons Falco amurensis from their stop-over sites in Manipur to support conservation efforts. Wildlife Institute of India. Technical Report No. 2021/20. Pg. 83.

 

  • Kumar, R.S., Kaur, A., Williams, N., Fehervari, P., Solt, S. & Palatitz, P. (2021). From the Manchurian Steppe to the African Veldts – documenting the trans-hemispheric long distance migration of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis. In: Kumar, R.S. (ed.). Understanding the Amur Falcon Falco amurensis their stop-over sites in Nagaland and their migratory routes for better conservation planning. Wildlife Institute of India. Technical Report No. 2021/21. pp. 21-71.

 

  • Kaur, A., Jacob, A., & Kumar, R.S. (2021). Where to Refuel? - Identifying Amur Falcon Falco amurensis stop-over sites across Northeast India. In: Kumar, R.S. (ed.). Understanding the Amur Falcon Falco amurensis their stop-over sites in Nagaland and their migratory routes for better conservation planning. Wildlife Institute of India. Technical Report No. 2021/21. pp. 73-108.

 

  • Jacob, A., Kaur, A., Mehta, D., & Kumar, R.S. (2021). Migration fuel - Identifying prey species in the diet of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis during their stop-over in Northeast India. In: Kumar, R.S. (ed.). Understanding the Amur Falcon Falco amurensis their stop-over sites in Nagaland and their migratory routes for better conservation planning. Wildlife Institute of India. Technical Report No. 2021/21. pp. 109-129.

 

  • Jacob, A., Kaur, A., & Kumar, R.S. (2021). Odontotermes – the high energy diet of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis during their stop-over in Northeast India. In: Kumar, R.S. (ed.). Understanding the Amur Falcon Falco amurensis their stop-over sites in Nagaland and their migratory routes for better conservation planning. Wildlife Institute of India. Technical Report No. 2021/21. pp. 131-150.

 

Popular Articles:

  • Kaur, A. (2024). Barn Swallow: A tale of homecoming. WII E-Newsletter (Spring 2024).

 


Last Updated: November 1, 2024