Avifaunal Diversity of Agadi Lake of Chandrapur District (MS), India

Birds are important to continue ecologic circle, especially in food chain. For the last three centuries, industrial developments and anthropological effects have degraded habitats and caused the natural balance to deteriorate. Approximately 200 bird species had been affected directly or indirectly from these negative changes. The present investigation was carried out to document the avifauna in and around the Agadilake located 29 km form Chandrapur head quarter of Maharashtra State from June 2023to May 2024in which 45 species of birds were recorded of 10 different orders and 25 families during the study. Among the recorded species 28 were resident, 9 were resident migrant and8 were winter visitor.