Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal
In autumn and winter, 24 migratory waterfowl species from the north utilise the wetlands of Chitwan National Park, which provide vital staging, roosting, resting, foraging and breeding places. The birds stay for about eight months before returning north in March and April. These birds are indicators...
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| author | Bed Bahadur Khadka Paras Mani Acharya Sunil Lal Rajbhandari |
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| description | In autumn and winter, 24 migratory waterfowl species from the north utilise the wetlands of Chitwan National Park, which provide vital staging, roosting, resting, foraging and breeding places. The birds stay for about eight months before returning north in March and April. These birds are indicators of healthy wetlands, and they distribute nutrients through their droppings that increase primary production of aquatic vegetation and fish. A population census of wetland birds was conducted during January 2014 in Chitwan National Park on the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands, including Lami Tal, Tamor Tal, Garud Tal, Devi Tal and marshes and lakes around Temple Tiger. The study found that the Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea was the migratory waterfowl with the largest population in these rivers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-688625357cda4368a43e6c24bf8231ed2022-12-22T02:23:32ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-06-0196102971030610.11609/jott.2364.9.6.10297-103062364Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, NepalBed Bahadur Khadka0Paras Mani Acharya1Sunil Lal Rajbhandari2Chitwan National Park, Headquarters, Kasara, Chitwan, NepalTribhuvan University,P.O. Box. 8212, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NepalTribhuvan University,P.O. Box. 8212, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NepalIn autumn and winter, 24 migratory waterfowl species from the north utilise the wetlands of Chitwan National Park, which provide vital staging, roosting, resting, foraging and breeding places. The birds stay for about eight months before returning north in March and April. These birds are indicators of healthy wetlands, and they distribute nutrients through their droppings that increase primary production of aquatic vegetation and fish. A population census of wetland birds was conducted during January 2014 in Chitwan National Park on the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands, including Lami Tal, Tamor Tal, Garud Tal, Devi Tal and marshes and lakes around Temple Tiger. The study found that the Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea was the migratory waterfowl with the largest population in these rivers.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2364chitwan national parknarayani riverrapti riverruddy shelduckspecies diversitywetlands. |
| spellingShingle | Bed Bahadur Khadka Paras Mani Acharya Sunil Lal Rajbhandari Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal Journal of Threatened Taxa chitwan national park narayani river rapti river ruddy shelduck species diversity wetlands. |
| title | Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal |
| title_full | Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal |
| title_short | Population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the Rapti and Narayani rivers and associated wetlands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal |
| title_sort | population status and species diversity of wetland birds in the rapti and narayani rivers and associated wetlands of chitwan national park nepal |
| topic | chitwan national park narayani river rapti river ruddy shelduck species diversity wetlands. |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2364 |
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