Avifaunal Diversity of Sant Guru Ghasidas Government Post Graduate College Campus, Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract

Sant Guru Ghasidas Government Post Graduate College campus is covering an area of 15-acre south-east of Kurud city. Inside the college campus a biodiversity lab has been established which harbors unique diversity of birds due to its lush green flora all-round the year. The study was undertaken during the month of July 2022 to June 2024. A total of 69 bird species from 54 different genera and 15 orders were documented, with the order Passeriformes being the most dominant, comprising 35 species. The resulting checklist encompasses the majority of 68 bird species classified under the least concern (LC) category according to the IUCN conservation status. However, it is worth noting that one particular species, the Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatrica) was listed as Near Threatened (NT) category. The study serves as an attempt to explore and prepare a comprehensive checklist for their further study.