Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 28, Issue 1, 2022; Page No.(405-409)

STUDY ON AVIFAUNAL DIVERSITY IN DURGADAHALLI AND MYDALA LAKES OF TUMAKURU, KARNATAKA

Shivaraju and M. Venkateshwarlu

Abstract

The rapid avifaunal diversity assessment was carried out at two different locations Durgadahalli and Mydala lakes Tumakuru, during 2017-2019. A total of twenty (20) different birds was recorded in both lakes belonging to orders Podicipediformes, Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes and Coraciiformes. They belonging to families Podicipitidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Ardeidae, Accipitridae, Rallidae, Charadriidae, Laridae and Alcedinidae respectively. In Durgadahalli lake, 13 species from seven orders that belong to seven families except for Laridae were recorded. Among the seven families, Ardeidae had highest number of species, while in Mydala lake, 19 species belong to seven orders and eight families were recorded. Where family Ardeidae and Charadriidae, shows a highest number of species which was probably due to rich diversity of aquatic organisms.