• Manjunath S. Nayak
• Gopal Naik. D
• Shridhar K Bhajantri
• Sudhir Sawant

This paper deals with the report of drop down number of Asian Openbill Stork ( Anastomus oscitans) from different wetlands of Karwar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District Karnataka, Karwar is one the hotspots of Western Ghats of Karnataka. Openbills are a large wading migratory bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. They usually prefer places with abundant water and snails to eat which is the preferred food of them. Anastomus oscitans like all the bird species is an ecosystem health indicator. This species can be considered as local migrants (Internal migrant).The Survey has shown that there is declined population of Asian open bill storks.

Open bill stork, Bird population, Karwar, Quinalohis ,snails

"ASIAN OPEN BILL STORK NUMBER AT KARWAR REGION SHOW A DROP.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.h709-h712, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303792.pdf

"ASIAN OPEN BILL STORK NUMBER AT KARWAR REGION SHOW A DROP.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. pph709-h712, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303792.pdf