This chapter puts together a complete checklist of the birds found within the geographical
limits of the Jammu and Kashmir State. Geographically, the State represents heterogeneous …

Background The value of local and regional landscapes for avian conservation requires a
thorough understanding of the diversity and structure of bird communities. Avifauna serves …

A checklist is the fundamental metric of the biodiversity of an area. This paper presents a
comprehensive checklist of bird species found in Jammu & Kashmir, India, based on a …

Yousuf P, Parvaiz S, Zehbi N, Altaf S, Zargar BN, Rather R, Tantray J, Lateef M. 2023.
Avifaunal diversity of Northwestern Himalayas (Jammu and Kashmir) and Trans Himalayas …

Ladakh lies on an important bird migratory route between the Palearctic and the Indian sub-
continent, and the high altitude migratory species utilise Ladakh frequently as a stopover …

Pheasants are the most colourful ground-dwelling bird. They belong to the family
Phasinaedae. They have existed since time immemorial, and they were hunted for sport as …

Disclaimer: While we make every effort to ensure that contents of the report are accurate and
presented in this form based on the data received from the concerned regional wildlife …

Of the 428 mammalian species reported across India (Sharma et al., 2015), about 291
species (39 families, 13 orders) have been recorded from the Indian Himalayan Region …