Ecology of black francolin in Swegali game reserve of Swat district Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Ecology of black francolin in Swegali game reserve of Swat district Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Fazal Baqi Kakakhel
ABSTRACT
This paper is based on a research project carried out to study comparative ecology of Black francolin, Grey francolin and Chukar partridge in Swegali Game reserve District Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. We investigated habitat selection of Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) in Sewagali Game Reserve. The main method for collecting data was line transects. We observed 75 Black francolins, six habitat types were identified in the reserve and were mapped using GIS and field surveys. The species was distributed in three of the available six habitat types: woody ravines, shrub land and agricultural fields. Chi-square tests was used and the species showed highly significant preference for woody ravines, preferred northerly aspects and foraged in the morning and evening. The findings conformed generally to other studies on the species.
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June 2012
Vol. 62, Iss. 2
