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Pingali Lake, District Satara, Maharashtra, A Neglected Potential Habitat for Avifauna

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Shubham B. Mane, Vishwas Y. Deshpande, Maruti J. Lubal
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.9.2024.4364-4376

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Pingali Lake is located in Dahiwadi Tehsil, one of the drought prone Tehsil of Satara District. The water of this Lake is non Perennial and used for Agricultural and Household purpose of Dahiwadi city located near the Lake. Pingali Lake is neighboring to Andhali, Mayani and Yeralwadi water reservoirs. Although Pingali Lake is smaller than the above mentioned water reservoirs, it acts as an excellent neighboring water body for birds. During the visits, a diverse variety of migrating birds were observed in Pingali Lake and surrounding vegetation. For the study of migratory and resident birds the survey was conducted from June 2022 to February 2024. The checklist of birds was prepared found occurrence of total 67 species belonging to 34 families. Out of 67, 10 species of birds were migrant, 26 were resident migrant and 31 species were resident of Pingali lake. According to IUCN Red data list we observed 64 species with least Concerned status, 02 species Near Threatened and 01 Vulnerable species.

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