A Tale of Two Species: Human and Peafowl Interactions in Human-Dominated Landscapes Influence Each Other’s Behaviour

Paranjpe, Dhanashree; Dange, Priyanka

doi:10.18520/cs/v119/i4/670-679

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“…The Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus is a generalist species that has undergone considerable increases in our study period, consistent with trends from other places across the country (Figure 4). This is a species known to feed within agricultural lands and regularly causes crop loss (Paranjpe and Dange 2020), and is likely benefiting from recent agricultural expansions within the study region. However, peafowl increases at Nannaj are less dramatic than at the national level (Jose V and Nameer 2020; SoIB 2020).…”

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Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Bharadwaj,

Mhamane,

Bangal

et al. 2024

Bird Conservation International

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Summary Open natural ecosystems (ONEs), such as tropical grasslands, are among the most threatened habitats on Earth today. The long-term monitoring of ONEs is an important research domain that is essential for understanding anthropogenic impacts and facilitating conservation action. Using a simple day-listing method over a 13-year period, we studied species trends in a central Indian grassland–agriculture mosaic experiencing several land-use changes. Our results indicate that some grassland species (such as the Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps) showed steep declines during the study period, while other generalist species (such as the Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus) showed an increasing trend. Daily listing also revealed distinct seasonal patterns, and we discuss the Great Indian Bustard and Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus as examples. Our study highlights the utility of consistent checklist surveys to monitor population trends of bird communities within a changing landscape.

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Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Bharadwaj,

Mhamane,

Bangal

et al. 2024

Bird Conservation International

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“…The Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ) is a generalist species that underwent considerable increases in our study period (Figure 6B). Peafowl, a species known to feed within agricultural lands and regularly cause crop loss (Paranjpe and Dange 2020), is likely benefiting from recent agricultural expansions within the study region. However, peafowl increases at Nannaj are less dramatic than at the national level (SoIB 2020; Jose V and Nameer 2020).…”

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“…regularly cause crop loss(Paranjpe and Dange 2020), is likely benefiting from recent agricultural expansions within the study region. However, peafowl increases at Nannaj are less dramatic than at the national level (SoIB 2020; Jose V and Nameer 2020).C.…”

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Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Bharadwaj

Mhamane

Bangal

et al. 2022

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Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs), such as topical grasslands, are among the most threatened habitats on Earth today. The long-term monitoring of ONEs is an important research domain that is essential for understanding anthropogenic impacts and facilitating conservation action. Using a simple day-listing method over a 12-year period, we studied bird abundance in a central Indian grassland-agriculture mosaic experiencing several land-use changes. Our results indicate that some grassland species (such as the Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigriceps) show steep declines during the study period, while woodland species (such as the Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus) show highly fluctuating populations with no discernable trend. Daily listing also reveals distinct seasonal patterns, and we discuss the Great Indian Bustard and Eurasian Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusas examples. Our study highlights the utility of consistent checklist surveys to monitor abundance trends of bird communities within a changing landscape.

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“…Morachi Chincholi is a village in the state of Maharashtra, India that hosts a wild population of approximately 500-600 Indian peafowl in its agricultural landscape in close association with human habitation (based on unpublished data of population surveys done by authors in 2016, 2017, 2019). According to Paranjpe and Dange, 17 approximately 30 to 35kg of food grains are offered in Morachi Chincholi per day at specific places in the village throughout the year which are referred here as 'food provision sites'. The GPS locations of food provision sites were marked.…”

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Rethinking the functions of peacock’s display and lek organisation in native populations of Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

Paranjpe,

Mahimkar,

Dange

2023

Avian Biology Research

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Males of Indian Peafowl are known for their extravagant courtship display used to attract mates. The displays are seen in absence of potential mates as well. This study investigates various contexts in which display behaviours are shown by Indian peafowl. Upto 70% of displays were observed in absence of potential mates. High frequency of displays in presence of other males and longer display bouts during the month of May when mating rarely happens, indicated that display behaviours might have a role to play in male-male competition or territory defence in addition to the female mate choice. The males establish and maintain their courtship display territories throughout the breeding season. Earlier studies assume that the choice of location does not depend on any resources as the species has a lek mating system. How these display sites are chosen is still a question. In this study, we investigated factors that might be important for the selection of display sites in a free-ranging Indian Peafowl population. It was observed that display sites were more concentrated within a radius of 300 meters of the food provisioning site and/ or a water resource and the number decreased considerably beyond the 300 m radius of food and water resources. Overall, the selection of display sites is non-random and highlights the importance of resources in the choice of display territories. The spatial organisation of leks in our study indicate that the mating system in Indian peafowl may be resource-based lek.

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A Tale of Two Species: Human and Peafowl Interactions in Human-Dominated Landscapes Influence Each Other’s Behaviour

Cited by 8 publications

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Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists

Rethinking the functions of peacock’s display and lek organisation in native populations of Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

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