Nesting Use of Tree Species by Avifauna Inhabiting Pabbi Range Forest, Kharian, Punjab, Pakistan
Nesting Use of Tree Species by Avifauna Inhabiting Pabbi Range Forest, Kharian, Punjab, Pakistan
Tariq Mahmood*1, Syed Wasif Ahmed Shah1, Muhammad Rais1, Hira Fatima1, Faraz Akrim1 and Muhammad Sajid Nadeem2
Fig. 1.
A GIS-based map showing location of the “Pabbi Range forest” Kharian and five selected sampling sites.
Fig. 2.
Field photographs of nests of bird species at Pabbi range Kharian. A, Common myna built nest on Acacia nilotica at site-I; B, Colony of common crow nests on Populus deltoids; C, Black drongo nest on Acacia nilotica at site-III; D, Black kite on Bombax ceiba (at site-II; E, Weaver bird on Acacia nilotica at site-IV; F, Indian robin having beautiful color eggs on Eucalyptus tree at site-I.
Fig. 3.
Average nest height (m) of different bird species at Pabbi Range forest Kharian, Pakistan during the current study period.
Fig. 4.
Hatching success (%) of different bird species as an evidence of breeding performance at Pabbi Range Forest Kharian, Pakistan.
February 2018
Vol. 50, Iss. 1, Pages 1-400
