Avifauna along Ganges near Patna, Bihar, India

Abstract

This paper presents data of the survey conducted during November 2021 to January 2022 to document the avian diversity along the 40 km stretch of the Ganges River bank from Danapur (25.638782°N, 85.038070°E) to Fatuha (25.512728°N, 85.304202°E) in Patna, Bihar, India. One hundred and thirty-four (134) species belonging to 49 families and 19 orders of birds were recorded. A new distribution record of Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) was documented. Other notable species included Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), and Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) belonging to Near threatened category and two species, the Pallas’s Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) and Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) belonging to the Endangered category of the IUCN red list.