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Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan, Ecopark, 2020

Dataset homepage

Citation

Samanta T, Basu Roy A, Basu Roy R, Datta D, Biswas S, Sengupta N, Sarkar A, Chatterjee L, Barve V (2023). Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan, Ecopark, 2020. Version 1.4. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sa7xtg accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan Ecopark is published by Nature Mates Nature Club under WBHIDCO Pakhibitan Project in Pakhibitan, Ecopark, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This sampling event was performed in a selected point located in the marshlands covered with elephant grass (Typha sp.) of Pakhibitan surrounded by a forest patch. This dataset includes all the birds recorded in a span of one year. All the species are identified up to the species or genus level. A total of 108 species of birds are recorded belonging to 45 families and 17 order. This dataset also includes the life stage, activity and behaviour of the birds observed.

Purpose

This dataset is a part of a long term project under the WBHIDCO with a purpose to support urban biodiversity, conserving the natural landmass of New Town along with the conservation of avian and other species diversity. It can also provide a scope for a comparative study on the effect of increasing urbanization on the avian diversity.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The study area has been carried out in Ecopark, North 24 Pargannas Ecopark covers an area of 194 hectares Marshland of Pakhibitan covered with elephant grass (Typha sp.) surrounded by forest patch .

Sampling

Point count The collection of data is obtained by point count method , where the count is performed in a 360 degree arc around a fixed survey station.Equipment used are binocular Olympus (10*50 DPS I ) Camera (Nikon Coolpix P900, P600, B600). Observed data were recorded in the field notebook.

Method steps

  1. Direct observation, Call identification,Field notes,Photography

Taxonomic Coverages

This dataset includes all the birds recorded in a span of one year. All the species are identified up to the species or genus level. A total of 108 species of birds are recorded belonging to 45 families and 17 order.
  1. Aves
    common name: Bird rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The study area has been carried out in Ecopark, North 24 Pargana's, Ecopark, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ,covers an area of 194 hectares .

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Chatterjee L, Basu Roy A, Panja B (2022) Howrah Jelar Pakhi. Citadel Publishing. 2022 https://naturematesindia.org/product/howrah-zilar-pakhi/ -
  2. Grimmett R, Inskipp C, Inskipp T (2016) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Bloomsbury Publishing. -
  3. eBird. 2022. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org -
  4. IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org -

Contacts

Tarak Samanta
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549
Arjan Basu Roy
originator
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562
Rishin Basu Roy
originator
position: Researcher
Nature Mates-Nature club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: wildrishin@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X
Debarpan Datta
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: debarpan86.naturemates@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
Swapna Biswas
originator
position: Section In charge, Flora
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: biswas.swaapna@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
Nivedita Sengupta
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385
Aritri Sarkar
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-2581
Lina Chatterjee
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046
Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567
Lina Chatterjee
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046
Nivedita Sengupta
metadata author
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385
Vijay Barve
metadata author
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567
Nivedita Sengupta
user
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562
Rishin Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Nature Mates-Nature club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: wildrishin@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X
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