Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan Ecopark, 2024 (July-September)

Tarak Samanta; Lina Chatterjee; C.S. Samrat; Avik Rong; Nivedita Sengupta; Somik Ghosh; Rishin Basu Roy; Arjan Basu Roy; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/fndb24

Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan Ecopark, 2024 (July-September)

Citation

Samanta T, Chatterjee L, Samrat C, Rong A, Sengupta N, Ghosh S, Basu Roy R, Basu Roy A, Barve V (2024). Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan Ecopark, 2024 (July-September). Version 1.1. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fndb24 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 medium-sized trees and bushes. Marshland of Pakhibitan is mostly covered with elephant grass (Typha sp.) surrounded by a medium-sized trees and bushes. In the summer (April-May), the maximum temperature of the area reaches around 41°C. During the winter (December-February), the temperature drops to 9°C while the average rainfall is 1836.5 mm per year. The soil type is alluvial because it is located in the Indo-Gangetic plain. This dataset includes all the birds recorded in a span of three months from July to September 2024. All the species are identified up to the species level. A total of 92 species of birds were recorded belonging to 16 orders and 41 families. Along with birds diversity we also mentioned temperature, humidity and wind speed in the dataset. This dataset also includes the life stage, activity, and behavior of the observed birds.

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

Marshland of Pakhibitan covered with elephant grass (Typha sp.) surrounded by forest patch during month of July, August and September of year 2024

Sampling

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 like Olympus binocular (10*50 DPS I) and Cameras (Nikon Coolpix P900, P600, B600) were used for clear identification. Observed data were recorded in the field notebook.

Method steps

Direct observation, Call identification, Field notes, Photography

Taxonomic Coverages

Animalia
rank: kingdom
Chordata
rank: phylum
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The study area has been carried out in Ecopark, North 24 Pargannas. Ecopark covers an area of 194 hectares consisting of different types of habitat like grassland, forest land, marshland and wetland.

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. -
Chatterjee L, Basu Roy A, Panja B (2022) Howrah Jelar Pakhi. Citadel Publishing. 2022 -
eBird. 2022. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org -
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: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549

Lina Chatterjee
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046

C.S. Samrat
originator
position: Research Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: cssamrat1997@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7492-1505

Avik Rong
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: amritorong@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1414-0408

Nivedita Sengupta
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385

Somik Ghosh
originator
position: Project Assistant
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: Somikghosh8@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/

Rishin Basu Roy
originator
position: Scientific Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: wildrishin@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X

Arjan Basu Roy
originator
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Tarak Samanta
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549

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: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046

Tarak Samanta
administrative point of contact
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549

Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Rishin Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Scientific Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: wildrishin@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X