• IRSHAD AHMAD BHAT
• Dr. R.K.SINGH

: The present investigation has been carried out to explore the diversity of birds in Rajpora district Pulwama Jammu and Kashmir from January to April 2019.The data collected and analyzed reveals that a total of 276 birds representing 30 species belonging to 19 families and 07 orders were recorded. Family Muscicapidae had the highest number of species (05). Among the recorded bird species 29 species are least concern, while 01 species belongs to Endangered category as per the IUCN Red list of threatened species .The number of abundant species was found to be 05 namely Common Myna, Himalayan Bulbul, Jungle crow, Rock pigeon and Eurasian jackdaw while as 05 species namely Common sandpiper, Long tailed shrike, Western yellow wagtail, Eurasian hawk sparrow and Black throated thrush had the least count or rarely found. The bird community structure observed at all sites of Rajpora Pulwama was estimated to be 4.09 H’ (Shannon diversity) and Evenness 1.20 as per Shannon Weiner Diversity Index.

Rajpora, Pulwama, Birds, Endangered, Shannon-wiener index, Diversity

"EXPLORING THE BIRDS OF RAJPORA PULWAMA, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.430-436, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905C60.pdf

"EXPLORING THE BIRDS OF RAJPORA PULWAMA, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp430-436, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905C60.pdf