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Status of the Birds Inhabitating of Narmada Valley, Jabalpur Region, Madhya Pradesh
Bird’s diversity important for endangered ecosystems because birds are good indicator species and their presence could give clues about the overall health of these systems. In the present study richness, abundance, and flight period of birds have been revealed in the tropical ecosystem of Narmada Valley in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The avian diversity of Narmada Valley and its surrounding areas at Jabalpur district was studied for a period of two years during January 2015 to December 2015. This area inhabits many residential and migratory bird species. In the present survey reported 86 species of birds belonging to 35 families and 13 orders out of which 65 species were prominent resident species of the study area. The great variety of different types of plants, availability of food in different seasons, agricultural land, water availability in surrounding areas were favorable conditions for birds to nesting and survival in this area. The study determines various species of birds which will help in preparing a list for the evaluation and comparison of possible changes regarding the bird fauna in the future and provide measures for their conservation