Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan
The 1050 km long coastline of Pakistan, extends from Sir Creek in the southeast of Indus delta to Gwadar Bay in the west. This article is based on diversity, habitat, status and distribution of different species of coastal birds present in the Gwadar coast. Observation of birds was done during winte...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/40832 2023-05-15T13:25:00+02:00 Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan Gabol, Karim Ahmed, Waqar Rahim, Abdul Shams, Zafar Iqbal Zain, Z. Batool, Atia 2018 application/pdf 121-131 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/40832 en eng http://pakjms.com 1019-8415 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/40832 pjms_ku@yahoo.com http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/26629 25017 2019-06-05 06:54:31 26629 University of Karachi. Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre Biology Conservation Avian fauna Census Gwadar East Bay Shabi Estuary Kallag Gurab article TRUE 2018 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:06:47Z The 1050 km long coastline of Pakistan, extends from Sir Creek in the southeast of Indus delta to Gwadar Bay in the west. This article is based on diversity, habitat, status and distribution of different species of coastal birds present in the Gwadar coast. Observation of birds was done during winter season at four different sites. The habitat is important for different coastal birds like terns, gulls, pelicans and waders including resident and migratory species. A total of 55 species were recorded from the entire area. The species richness was higher at two sites. The birds were seen in higher numbers at uninhabited points compared to those near the populated area or the port. Shannon diversity index for bird community was calculated for four sites namely Shabi Estuary, Gwadar East Bay, Gwadar West Bay and Gurab, where the diversity was found to be 2.82, 2.27, 2.33 and 2.40 respectively.Birds of Common Sandpiper (Actitishy poleucos), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Wigeon (Anas Penelope), Shoveller (Anas clypeata), Pochard (Aythya ferina), Common Coot (Fulica atra), Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandriunus), Dusk Red Shank (Tringa erythropus) and Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) have been recorded in large numbers during the study period. Some vulnerable species for e.g. Pochard (Aythya ferina) and endangered species for e.g. Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), and two near threatened species Oyster catcher (Haematus ostralegus) and Dalmation Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) were also recorded. The major threats to the ecosystem are habitat degradation due to port construction, urbanization, hunting, poaching and other anthropogenic activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anas clypeata Common Sandpiper IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications West Bay ENVELOPE(-36.584,-36.584,-54.237,-54.237) East Bay ENVELOPE(-36.426,-36.426,-54.288,-54.288) |
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The 1050 km long coastline of Pakistan, extends from Sir Creek in the southeast of Indus delta to Gwadar Bay in the west. This article is based on diversity, habitat, status and distribution of different species of coastal birds present in the Gwadar coast. Observation of birds was done during winter season at four different sites. The habitat is important for different coastal birds like terns, gulls, pelicans and waders including resident and migratory species. A total of 55 species were recorded from the entire area. The species richness was higher at two sites. The birds were seen in higher numbers at uninhabited points compared to those near the populated area or the port. Shannon diversity index for bird community was calculated for four sites namely Shabi Estuary, Gwadar East Bay, Gwadar West Bay and Gurab, where the diversity was found to be 2.82, 2.27, 2.33 and 2.40 respectively.Birds of Common Sandpiper (Actitishy poleucos), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Wigeon (Anas Penelope), Shoveller (Anas clypeata), Pochard (Aythya ferina), Common Coot (Fulica atra), Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandriunus), Dusk Red Shank (Tringa erythropus) and Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) have been recorded in large numbers during the study period. Some vulnerable species for e.g. Pochard (Aythya ferina) and endangered species for e.g. Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), and two near threatened species Oyster catcher (Haematus ostralegus) and Dalmation Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) were also recorded. The major threats to the ecosystem are habitat degradation due to port construction, urbanization, hunting, poaching and other anthropogenic activities. |
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Gabol, Karim Ahmed, Waqar Rahim, Abdul Shams, Zafar Iqbal Zain, Z. Batool, Atia |
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Gabol, Karim Ahmed, Waqar Rahim, Abdul Shams, Zafar Iqbal Zain, Z. Batool, Atia |
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Gabol, Karim |
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Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan |
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Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan |
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Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan |
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Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan |
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Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan |
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status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in gwadar peninsula, balochistan |
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2018 |
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ENVELOPE(-36.584,-36.584,-54.237,-54.237) ENVELOPE(-36.426,-36.426,-54.288,-54.288) |
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West Bay East Bay |
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Anas clypeata Common Sandpiper |
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Anas clypeata Common Sandpiper |
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