Abstract :
Bird diversity plays an important role for the endangered ecosystem, because birds are good indicator species and their presence shows the overall health of the system. The study was carried out at Samoha Dam which is highly productive and unique ecosystem that supports large number of birds, for the period of one year during June 2015 to May 2016. In the present study total 57 species of were recorded belonging to 34 families and 28 order. Bird Diversity was calculated by using the Shannon-Weinner Index methods to compare the avifaunal diversity of the study area.
Keyword :
Avifauna; Diversity; Habitat; Population; Samoha Dam.