15Aug 2017

DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN PEAFOWL (PAVO CRISTATUS)IN THE MEGHAMALAI FORESTS, TAMIL NADU, WESTERN GHATS OF SOUTHERN INDIA.

  • Post Graduate Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam-643 002, TheNilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam- 612 002, India.
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To find out the Indian Peafowls abundance its distribution in the Meghmalai forest was carried out during the period of 2013 to 2014. The distribution of Indian Peafowl was obtained in all the habitats in the study area with the wide range of altitude (330-950m). The sightings of Indian Peafowls were recorded in all the eighteen transects as well as four different seasons in Meghamalai forests. This study area consisting of five different habitats namely southern dry deciduous scrub forest (SDSF), southern dry mixed deciduous forest(SDMDF), southern moist mixed deciduous forest (SMMDF), southern sub-tropical hill forest (SSTHF) and miscellaneous and plantation forests (MISC+PL). The Indian Peafowl densities in the study area, ranged widely from 9.06/km2 (95% CI=6.56-15.17). The highest density was recorded in the Summer season 10.13/km2 (95% CI=14.98-43.38) and the lowest density was obtained in the Post-monsoon season 9.06/km2. The maximum density of Indian Peafowl was recorded in SDSF habitat 18.32/km2 (95% CI=11.23-21.32).

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[C. Rameshkumar, G. Kalaiyarasi and C. Subramanian. (2017); DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN PEAFOWL (PAVO CRISTATUS)IN THE MEGHAMALAI FORESTS, TAMIL NADU, WESTERN GHATS OF SOUTHERN INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 789-794] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr.C.Subramanian
PG & Research Dept. of Zoology Government Arts College (Autonomou) Kumbakonam-Thanjavur Dist Tamil Nadu, India Pin Code: 612 002

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5120      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5120

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