Birds in Kurigram district of Bangladesh

Birds in Kurigram district of Bangladesh

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A study of the birds in the area adjacent to the WILD OATS Dharala and Brahmaputra rivers in Kurigram District, Bangladesh, was conducted between November 2000 and February 2002.A total of 105 species of birds belonging to 12 orders, 35 families and 77 genera were recorded.Out of 105 species, 51 (48.6%) were non-passerine and 54 (51.

4%) passerine, 33 (31.4%) migratory and 72 (68.6%) resident.Of the non-passerine birds, 15 (29.

4%) were migratory and 36 (70.6%) were resident, while, among the passerines 18 (33.3%) were migratory and 36 (66.7%) were resident.

Of the total (105) species 14 (13.3%) were found to be very common, 30 (28.6%) common, 25 (23.8%) fairly common and 36 (34.

3%) were rare or few.Out of 105 species, 30 (28.6%) were aquatic and semiaquatic birds and 75 (71.4%) were terrestrial.

Among 105 species, 52 (49.5%) were widely distributed in Kurigram, 31 (29.5%) restricted only to the northern side, five (4.8%) to the central side, eight (7.

6%) to the southern side, and nine (8.6%) species were common in two or three parts of the study area.Among the three canopy categories, 16 (15.2%) species were observed in lower canopy, 32 (30.

5%) species were recorded from both lower and middle canopies, 19 (18.1%) species from upper and middle canopies and only one (1%) species was recorded from upper canopy.In the ORG PLANT CALCIUM study area 37 (35.2%) species of birds used all levels of the canopy.

Out of 105 species, 48 (45.7%) were insectivorous, 11 (10.4%) were grainivorous, five (4.8%) frugivorous, 10 (9.

5%) were piscivorous, five (4.8%) were predatory, and 19 (18.1%) species of birds were omnivorous.Only one (1%) was vegetarian and the diet of 6 (5.

7%) species could not be determined.