Bird species sighted during the field visit
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Table 6. Bird species sighted during the field visit.
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S.No.
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Name of the wetland
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Bird species sighted
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1
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Aie river
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Rudy shelduck, Little cormorant, Great grebe, Spot billed duck, White heron, Cattle egret, Lesser
whistling teal, Small blue kingfisher, Indian shag, Skylark, Goosander, Yellow headed wagtail, Mallard.
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2
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Tunia river
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Common shelduck, Dove spp., Cattle egret.
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3
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Kujia river
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Little cormorant, Cattle egret, Pond heron.
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4
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Naodora lake
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Little adjutant stork, Dove spp., Common shelduck
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5
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Kasorani lake
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Little cormorant, White breasted kingfisher, Cattle egret, Lesser whistling teal.
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6
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Paropota lake
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Cattle egret, Little cormorant.
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7
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Bhosamari lake
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Brown winged jacana, Pond heron, Open billed stork, Little cormorant, Lesser whistling teal, Cattle egret,
White breasted kingfisher, Small blue kingfisher.
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All the Reserved Forests listed above are the part of Aie Valley Forest Division and are the part of sub mountain tract known as the Bhabhar area. The soil over most of the Bhabhar area is dry sandy loam superimposed on beds of pebbles with very thin layer of humus.
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Last Updated: September 29, 2015
