Abstract: The Study has been carried out to find the bird diversity on construction of Power Grid Transmission Line activity in Kartala Forest Range, Chhattisgarh, for the period from July 2018 to April 2019. A total of 28 bird species belonging to 23 families were recorded during the study period. The study also brought out eight types of feeding habits among the identified species. Most of the species recorded in the study area were residents. The study underlines the importance of green space around Power grid ecosystems as preferred habitats for bird populations. The Study area have been located in Kartala Forest Range under the Korba Forest Division, which includes core area 26.5789 ha area and surrounding 5 km area, considered as buffer and then compared diversity for both the areas. Major disturbances in core area affecting bird diversity include large amount of habitat degradation due to clear felling of tree and high-tension transmission line vibration, vehicle moment and anthropogenic pressure. Buffer area of transmission line having good forest and agriculture land, provides suitable habitat for birds.
Keywords: Birds, Species, Diversity, Transmission line, Forest.
Title: BIRD POPULATION PRESENT IN POWER GRID TRANSMISSION LINE STUDY AREA IN KORBA FOREST DIVISION
Author: Rajesh Kumar Toppo, Manas Ujjaini, Mudit Kumar Singh
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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