Volume 4, Issue 2 · IJARST · ISSN 2319-1783 / 2320-1126

Diversity, Feeding Guild and Abundance of Wetland Birds at Sompeta Beela, Tekkali Division, Srikakulam Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Diversity, Feeding Guild and Abundance of Wetland Birds at Sompeta Beela, Tekkali Division, Srikakulam Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India. is an open-access, peer-reviewed research paper by S. Mukunda Rao, published in Volume 4, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), a UGC-approved journal (Print ISSN 2319-1783, Online ISSN 2320-1126).

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S. Mukunda Rao

Abstract

Sompeta wetland is locally called beela. It is an important wetland habitat in Tekkali division of Srikakulam district .These wetland is a complex of three distinct canals namely peddabeela, chinabeela and tampara. These wetlands support a rich avian diversity. A total number of 109 species of wetland birds belonging to 86 genera and 41 families distributed in 16 orders have been recorded in sompeta wetland complex .These wetland area is under pressure from diverse anthropogenic activities and proposed thermal power project in this beela area. This paper provides an overview status of wetland birds, feeding guild and threats to them in the study area.

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https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20150214

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S. Mukunda Rao — “Diversity, Feeding Guild and Abundance of Wetland Birds at Sompeta Beela, Tekkali Division, Srikakulam Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India..” International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), Volume 4, Issue 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20150214.

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