A comprehensive bird survey conducted jointly by the State Forest Department and the Hume Center for Ecology and Wildlife Biology on the mountain ranges of the South Wayanad Forest Division, recorded 166 species of birds, including 13 species of the Western Ghats and two globally threatened species. Are included.
This survey, carried out after nearly 15 years, first found breeding in the shola forests of the Hump Mountains complex of Camel, a migratory bird from central India, nesting in the Asian brown flycatcher. Cume Vishnudas, director of the Hume Center, said that birds usually arrived at the Western Ghats during October for the winter, returned by the end of April and bred in North India.
More than 40 bird lovers from across the state participated in the survey. A similar survey was carried out in the region in 2007, Mr. Vishnudas said.
The survey covered the highest mountains on the Western Ghats, including Kurichyramala, Vannathimala, Ambala, Mandamala, Lakkidi, Kargil, Chambermalala, Vellarimala, Aranala, Thollairam, and Kattipara. It recorded 15 species of raters, including the Rough-Belled Eagle, White Eyes Buzzard and Bonelli Eagle.
In addition to 11 species of flycatchers, the survey recorded seven species of woodpeckers, seven species of owls, six species of bulbs and eight species of babyblers. The rare bird sightings include Chembra’s long-billed pipit and Kuricharmala and Chembra’s bright-headed cistola.
Banasura Chilappan (Montekinla Jardoni), An endangered forest bird, was seen in good numbers from the Shola forests above 1,800 meters in the high mountains of the camel. The global distribution of the species is limited to three mountain ranges of Wayanad, and that too in an area of less than 50 square kilometers.
Spatial birds recorded include gray-headed bulbul, Malabar gray hornbill, eucalyptus wood pigeon, white-bellied tree branches, flame-necked bulbul, white-blue blue flycatcher, black-and-orange flycatcher, crimson-backed sunbird and Malabar baibet Are included. 14 species of migratory birds were also found.
The survey was coordinated by Ratish RL and Shahil of the Hume Center, and South Wayanad Divisional Forest Officer P.K. It was supervised by Ranjith Kumar.
“Considering the small extent of habitat of Banasur Chilappan, the camel’s Hump mountain range should be given national park status to protect the remaining habitat of one of India’s rare birds.”
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