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It prefers successional grasslands which are maintained by residents near villages. It would be worth exploring the predicted habitats to understand the Galliformes’ population and conservation status so that a comprehensive conservation action plan could be developed.The vulnerable Cheer Pheasant ( Catreus wallichii) is found in the western Himalayas. A Habitat Suitability Index Model suggested that higher percentage of habitat was available for Himalayan Monal (5.6 to 15.1 percentage of the area of study) followed by Satyr Tragopan (2.8 to 7.6%), Hill Partridge (2.8 to 9.3%) and Koklass Pheasant (2.7 to 6.4%).
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The number of galliform species heard differed significantly between listening stations. The detection rate per listening station was 3.6 males for Satyr Tragopan followed by Hill Partridge (3.0) and Koklass Pheasant (1.4). Rufous-throated Partridge, Snow Partridge and Koklass Pheasant were sighted only once. Himalayan Monal was the most frequently encountered galliform species during trail walks (6.7 bird/km) followed by Hill Partridge (0.8), Blood Pheasant (0.8), Satyr Tragopan (0.4) and Kalij Pheasant (0.4). Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos and Rufous- throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis were seen in winter only.
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Hill Partridge, Satyr Tragopan, Koklass Pheasant, Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus and Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impeyjanus were recorded both in winter and spring, whereas Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa was recorded only in spring. Habitat condition was assessed by visual estimation of canopy cover, shrub cover and herb cover in 56 and 28 nested plots of 10 m x10 m size in winter and spring respectively. Dawn call counts for Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola, Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra and Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha, and trail walks for other galliform species were carried out in the altitudinal range of 1600 m to 4000 m. I propose that increasing shrub and tree cover in dam-disturbed sites would minimise losses of avian habitats.Ī study was carried out in the upper Seti Khola forests of Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal in winter and spring of 2008 to estimate the abundance of Galliformes and map their habitat suitability at a landscape level. Th e study has shown that dam-building activity has negatively aff ected montane birds. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that canopy cover, shrub density, and disturbance infl uenced species distribution woodland birds signifi cantly negatively responded to dam-building activities. Bird species richness was higher in undisturbed and lesser disturbed sites, lower in agricultural sites, and lowest in HEP-aff ected sites. Explanatory variables included tree and shrub density, canopy cover, disturbance intensity, and elevation. Response variables included total avifaunal and woodland species richness and abundance, which were estimated by point-count surveys. I surveyed primary and secondary montane forests, agricultural lands, and dam-aff ected (disturbed) habitats. I studied the response of bird communities along a disturbance gradient with the aim to identify key factors infl uencing their distribution. I investigated eff ects of dam-building activities on bird communities in Indian Western Himalayas. In particular, studies on upstream Himalayan montane ecosystems and fauna around dams are lacking. Several studies have highlighted downstream eff ects of HEP, but there is no information on the eff ects of HEP-building activities on upstream fauna.
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Th e montane forest ecosystems of Western Himalayas are under severe anthropogenic pressure because of hydroelectric project (HEP) development. Hydro Power Development and Its Impact on the Habitats and Diversity of Montane Birds of Western Himalayas.