An Overview Of Bird Diversity At Sarah Tucker College Campus
Abstract
Birds play a very important part in our ecosystem as pollinators, seed dispersers, and help in the formation of new hybrid varieties. The present study was designed to access the population status and diversity of birds for each group that resides on the Sarah Tucker College campus. Using the quadrant sample method, the entire college campus was divided into five quadrants for this study. This bird census took place over three months, from August to October 2022. During the study 1659 individual number of birds was recognized at 5 sites, and 27 species of birds were reported under 8 orders with 17 families and comprise both resident and migratory birds and their conservation status was noted. Site 3 had the greatest number of birds (428) because there were so many trees there. Site 5 has the least amount of bird diversity (274), which can be attributed to human activity. The feeding status was also analyzed; the highest number of omnivores 11, the lowest number of piscivores 1. Diversity indices was calculated with the help of PAST software and MS Excel. This study indicates that our college campus is considered an ecosystem's enriched region.
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