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Bird Diversity of Tarkarli, an Eco-Tourism Destination in Maharashtra


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The bird fauna of the coastal village, Tarkarli, a tourist hotspot, in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra was surveyed from January 2014 to December 2016. This is the first documentation of avifauna of Tarkarli as there is no earlier published record. This study recorded 66 bird species belonging to 41 families. It was observed that Red Whiskered Bulbul and Common Myna were the most abundant and frequent bird species next to Common Crow and House Sparrow. Tarkarli also serves as an abode for the near-threatened Malabar Pied Hornbill and the vulnerable Black-lored Tit, pointing to the ornithological significance of this village. Asian Paradise Flycatcher and Grey Hypocolius were also spotted, though only once. Grey Hypocolius is a vagrant species in Konkan region. The study revealed, Tarkarli with its close proximity to the Western Ghats, lush green vegetation; paddy, vegetable and fruit plantations; freshwater and marine resources, serves as a vibrant home for the avifauna of the region. This check-list of birds may provide a base-line data for environmentalists and policy makers towards the formulation of conservation strategies for Tarkarli an eco-tourism destination in Maharashtra.

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Tarkarli, Bird Diversity, Eco-Tourism.
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Kishori U. Sinnarkar
Kirti. M. Doongursee College, Dadar, Mumbai-400 028, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


The bird fauna of the coastal village, Tarkarli, a tourist hotspot, in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra was surveyed from January 2014 to December 2016. This is the first documentation of avifauna of Tarkarli as there is no earlier published record. This study recorded 66 bird species belonging to 41 families. It was observed that Red Whiskered Bulbul and Common Myna were the most abundant and frequent bird species next to Common Crow and House Sparrow. Tarkarli also serves as an abode for the near-threatened Malabar Pied Hornbill and the vulnerable Black-lored Tit, pointing to the ornithological significance of this village. Asian Paradise Flycatcher and Grey Hypocolius were also spotted, though only once. Grey Hypocolius is a vagrant species in Konkan region. The study revealed, Tarkarli with its close proximity to the Western Ghats, lush green vegetation; paddy, vegetable and fruit plantations; freshwater and marine resources, serves as a vibrant home for the avifauna of the region. This check-list of birds may provide a base-line data for environmentalists and policy makers towards the formulation of conservation strategies for Tarkarli an eco-tourism destination in Maharashtra.

Keywords


Tarkarli, Bird Diversity, Eco-Tourism.

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