The
Kaziranga National Park supports a rich and varied bird life. In addition to numerous
species of resident birds it serves as the winter visiting ground to many migratory
birds. Altogether 478 species of birds, (Barua and Sharma, 1999) both migratory
and resident, have been identified. The list included 25 globally threatened and
21 near threatened species. The park has also been identified as an Important
Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International for the conservation of the avifaunal
species.
The 25 globally threatened species are: The Swamp francolin
(Francolinus gularis), Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus), Ferruginous
Pochard (Aythya nyroca), Baer’s Pochard (A. Baeri), Blyth’s Kingfisher
(Alcedo hercules), Pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea), Bengal Florican
(Houbaropsis
bengalensis), Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer), Black bellied tern
(Sterna acuticauda), Pallas’s Fishing Eagle (Haliaetus leucoryphus), Greater
spotted eagle (Aquilla clanga), Imperial Eagle (A. Heliaca), Lesser Kestrel (Falco
naumanni), White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis), Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus
phillippensis), Dalmatian Pelican (P. Crispus), Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos
dubius), Lasser adjutant (L. Javanicus), Hodgson’s Bushchat (Saxicola insignis),
Rufous-vented prinia (Prinia burnesii), Bristled Grassbird (Chaetornis striatus),
Marsh Babbler (Pellorneum palustre), Jerdon’s Babbler (Chrysomma altirostre),
Blackbreasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris) and Finn’s Weaver (Ploceus
megarhynchus). There is a breeding colony of the pelicans near Boralimora in the
Eastern Range where as many as six hundred nests were observed. When the chicks
grow up and they are taken out by their parents for fishing in the Beels it presents
a very interesting and impressive sight of hundreds of pelicans moving in army
formation. In addition to the breeding colonies of the pelicans, there are large
breeding colonies of egrets, cormorants and the darter
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