Abstract :
Feeding ecology of birds was studied in subtropical and temperate region of Doda which
lies in middle Himalayan chain of Pir Panchal range of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the present
study, a total 71 species of birds was documented from the study area belonging to 9 orders, 27
families and 12 sub families. Out of 71, 26 species were insectivores (I), 17 omnivores (O), 12
carnivores (C), 4 frugivores (F), 4 grainivores (G) and rest of the 8 species share more than one
feeding guilds. This study therefore showed a remarkable variation in feeding ecology of birds in the
region surveyed.
Keyword :
Avifauna, Doda, Feeding ecology, Pir Panchal, Himalayas.