Kongunadu Research Journal
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): Vol 3, Iss 1, Year 2016
Articles

A NEW REPORT ON THE AGGREGATION CUM FORAGING SITE OF PAINTED STORK (MYCTERIA LEUCOCEPHALA) AND SPOT BILLED PELICAN (PELICANUS PHILIPPENSIS) IN MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

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  • Thangalakshmi R,
  • Eswaran R
Thangalakshmi R
Department of Zoology, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai – 625 011.
Eswaran R
Department of Zoology, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai – 625 011.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26524/krj127
Published June 30, 2016
Keywords
  • Mycteria leucocephala, Pelicanus philippensis, Foraging site, Aggregation site
How to Cite
R, T., & R, E. (2016). A NEW REPORT ON THE AGGREGATION CUM FORAGING SITE OF PAINTED STORK (MYCTERIA LEUCOCEPHALA) AND SPOT BILLED PELICAN (PELICANUS PHILIPPENSIS) IN MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA. Kongunadu Research Journal, 3(1), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj127

Abstract

For the conservation of birds, especially birds like migratory waders, documentation and protection of foraging sites cum aggregation sites along with breeding sites are crucial. These birds also use many sites of urban wetlands and shallow water too as foraging sites at extreme conditions. The present work is to report a new foraging cum aggregation site of a near threatened species such as Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) and Spot billed Pelican (Pelicanus philippensis) in Madurai, Tamilnadu. Painted Stork was recorded more (74+33.01) when compared to Spot billed Pelican (49+26.32). Maximum of 120 individuals, a minimum of 35 individuals of Painted Stork was recorded per day. A detailed community level study on migratory waders at these sites is crucial for the conservation of these birds

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