International E-publication: Publish Projects, Dissertation, Theses, Books, Souvenir, Conference Proceeding with ISBN.  International E-Bulletin: Information/News regarding: Academics and Research

Behavioral ecology of Blue tailed Bee eaters (Merops philippinus) in Hooghly and Burdwan District of West Bengal, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1C.A.S. in Marine biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai-608502, Tamilnadu, India
  • 2Freelancer Naturalist and Wildlife Activist, Nayachar, Nadia-741150, West Bengal, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 6, Issue (11), Pages 31-35, November,10 (2017)

Abstract

A study was conducted on Blue tailed Bee eaters (Merops philippinus) (Figure-1) during the period of March 2015 to July 2017. In some Area of Hooghly and Burdwan district of West Bengal, India. In this study we observed on feeding behavior, food preference, and also found which type of habitat is preferred by the birds for breeding and nesting. For the study we mainly selected four areas which are Somra Bazar, Dainhat, HabasPur, Muidipur.

References

  1. Inskipp C. and Inskipp T. (1995)., Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: An Overview., Sanctuary Asia, 25/5, 16-27.
  2. Weins J.A. (1989)., Ecology of bird communities., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. Sargatal J. (2006)., Handbook of Birds of the World., In Josepdel Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and David Christie (eds.), Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 11. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.
  4. Van Strien A.J. (1997)., Biodiversity declining in the Netherlands: an indicator to describe the changes in the number of wild species., Netherlands Official Statistics, Winter, 45-49.
  5. Cody M.L. (1974)., Competition and the structure of bird communities., Princeton Mongor. In. Population Biology, Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 7.
  6. Cody M.L. (1978)., Habitat selection and interspecific territoriality among the sylviid warblers of England and Sweden., Ecol. Monogr, 48(4), 351-396.
  7. Ripley S.D. (1978)., Changes in the bird fauna of a forest area: Simlipal Hills, Mayurbhanj district and Dhanakannal district, Orissa., J Bombay Nat HistSoc, 75(3), 570-574.
  8. Weins J.A. (1989)., Ecology of bird communities., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  9. Mc Kinney M.L. and Lockwood J.L. (2001)., Biotic homogenization: a sequential and selective process., Biotic Homogenization. Kluwer, New York. 1-17.
  10. Crooks K.R., Suarez A.V. and Bolger D.T. (2004)., Avian assemblages along a gradient of urbanization in a highly fragmented landscape., Boil. Conserv., 115(3), 451-462.
  11. Grimmit R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp T. (2011)., Birds of the Indian Subcontinent., Second Edition, Oxford University Press.
  12. Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1983)., A pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian Subcontinent., Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, Bombay, India, 175.
  13. Johnsingh A.J.T. (1983)., Large mammalian prey-predators in Bandipur., J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 80(1), 1-57.
  14. Gregory R.D. (2000)., Development of breeding bird monitoring in the United Kingdom and adopting its principles elsewhere., The Ring, 22(2), 35-44.
  15. Burham K.P., Anderson D.R. and Laake J.L. (1980)., Estimation of Density from line transect sampling of biological populations., Wildlife Monographs, 72, 3-202.
  16. Kasambe R. (2004)., Nesting of Blue Tailed Bee-eaters in Amravati District of Maharashtra., NLBW, 44(2), 21-22.