Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India

Arjan Basu Roy; Lina Chatterjee; Rishin Basu Roy; Tarak Samanta; Nivedita Sengupta; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/kq8mzm

Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India

Citation

Basu Roy A, Chatterjee L, Basu Roy R, Samanta T, Sengupta N, Barve V (2024). Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India. Version 1.1. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kq8mzm accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-13.

Description

The dataset “Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India” is published by Nature Mates Nature Club. The Chilapata Forest is a densely wooded area located in close proximity to the Jaldapara National Park within the Dooars region of the Alipurduar district in West Bengal, India. Because it connects Jaldapara National Park and the Buxa Tiger Reserve with an elephant corridor, this forest is important. The Chilapata forest encompasses a significant area next to the Bania and Torsha rivers, which contribute to the forest's preservation and the sustenance of its grassland ecosystem and diverse array of plant and animal species by supplying fresh monsoon water. Chilapata is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including elephants, gaur, cheetal, sambar, deer, one-horned rhinoceros, leopards, and wild boars. Aside from that, Chilapata is well-known for its large diversity of butterflies and is home to many species of snakes including the King Cobra. The presence of a watchtower situated in the Chilapata forest adjacent to the Torsha river, facilitates the opportunity to engage in wildlife observation, particularly of wild elephants, gaur, and one-horned rhinoceros. In addition, the woodland also harbours an extensive variety of avian species. The dataset presented below compiles a comprehensive record of avian species observed during a field excursion to Chilapata Forest in the calendar year of 2015. All the birds have been categorised and recognised at either the species or genus taxonomic rank. The avian taxonomic group is varied, consisting of 98 species that are categorised into 43 families and 12 orders.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India Equipment used are binocular Olympus (10*50 DPS I ) Camera (Nikon Coolpix P900, P600, B600). Observed data were recorded in the field notebook.

Sampling

Random

Method steps

Direct observation, Call identification, Field notes, Photography

Taxonomic Coverages

All the birds have been categorised and recognised at either the species or genus taxonomic rank. The avian taxonomic group is varied, consisting of 98 species that are categorised into 43 families and 12 orders.

Aves
common name: Birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Chilapata Forest, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India

Bibliographic Citations

Grimmett R, Inskipp C, Inskipp T (2016) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Bloomsbury Publishing. -
IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [01/09/2023]. -

Contacts

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/
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Lina Chatterjee
originator
position: Research Affiliate
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

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

Tarak Samanta
originator
position: Research Affiliate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
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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

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 Affiliate
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