Research Article
Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Avifauna in District Jhang, Pakistan
Table 4
Diversity of birds at Trimmu barrage of district Jhang (March 2021–Feb 2022 survey on month bases).
| Sr no. | Scientific name | Common name | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Total |
| 1 | Cinnyris asiaticus | Purple sunbird | 0 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 2 | Saxicola caprata | Pied bushchat | 27 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 233 | 3 | Lanius schach | Long-tailed shrike | 12 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 100 | 4 | Lanius excubitor | Great grey shrike | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 5 | Corvus splendens | Indian house crow | 32 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 257 | 6 | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Rufous treepie | 13 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 131 | 7 | Dicrurus macrocercus | Black drongo | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 124 | 8 | Acridotheres tristis | Common myna | 42 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 297 | 9 | Acridotheres ginginianus | Bank myna | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 10 | Hirundo rustica | Common swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 99 | 11 | Hirundo smithii | Wire-tailed swallow | 10 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | Pycnonotus cafer | Red-vented bulbul | 28 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 268 | 13 | Motacilla alba | White wagtail | 34 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 197 | 14 | Motacilla flava | Yellow wagtail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 68 | 15 | Oriolus kundoo | Indian golden oriole | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 16 | Galerida cristata | Crested lark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | Ammomanes phoenicura | Rufous-tailed lark | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 122 | 18 | Argya earlei | Striated babbler | 30 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 45 | 14 | 201 | 19 | Argya striatus | Jungle babbler | 27 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 48 | 40 | 300 | 20 | Argya caudata | Common babbler | 14 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 189 | 21 | Saxicoloides fulicatus | Indian robin | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 22 | Circus cyaneus | Hen harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 23 | Milvus migrans | Pariah kite | 51 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 12 | 306 | 24 | Aquila nipalensis | Steppe eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 23 | 95 | 25 | Elanus caeruleus | Black-winged kite | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 38 | 26 | 134 | 26 | Accipiter nisus | Eurasian sparrowhawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 86 | 27 | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle egret | 112 | 81 | 55 | 80 | 51 | 49 | 67 | 72 | 104 | 210 | 275 | 125 | 1281 | 28 | Egretta garzetta | Little egret | 47 | 61 | 32 | 55 | 29 | 65 | 77 | 55 | 70 | 170 | 145 | 150 | 956 | 29 | Ardea intermedia | Intermediate egret | 15 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 129 | 30 | Ardeola grayii | Indian pond heron | 35 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 21 | 342 | 31 | Ixobrychus sinensis | Yellow bittern | 21 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 245 | 32 | Coracias benghalensis | Indian roller | 31 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 226 | 33 | Halcyon smyrnensis | White-throated kingfisher | 27 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 222 | 34 | Alcedo atthis | Common kingfisher | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 35 | Ceryle rudis | Pied kingfisher | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 36 | Merops orientalis | Green bee-eater | 51 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 237 | 37 | Anas penelope | Wigeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 62 | 135 | 52 | 359 | 38 | Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater flamingo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 55 | 81 | 34 | 230 | 39 | Amaurornis phoenicurus | White-breasted waterhen | 30 | 39 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 17 | 370 | 40 | Vanellus indicus | Red-wattled lapwing | 41 | 23 | 37 | 19 | 48 | 42 | 51 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 488 | 41 | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged stilt | 28 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 47 | 276 | 42 | Xenus cinereus | Terek sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | Actitis hypoleucos | Common sandpiper | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 107 | 44 | Charadrius dubius | Little ringed plover | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 73 | 148 | 80 | 370 | 45 | Upupa epops | Eurasian hoopoe | 24 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 46 | Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian collared dove | 17 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 150 | 47 | Aythya ferina | Common pochard | 230 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 541 | 780 | 375 | 2332 | 48 | Fulica atra | Common coot | 280 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 266 | 280 | 434 | 350 | 1776 | 49 | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little grebe | 120 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 392 | 488 | 586 | 473 | 2327 | 50 | Anas strepera | Gadwall | 50 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 335 | 310 | 300 | 1270 | 51 | Anas crecca | Common teal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 104 | 205 | 110 | 475 | 52 | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 66 | 80 | 301 | 53 | Athene noctua | Little owl | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 54 | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 55 | Columba livia | Rock pigeon | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 56 | Tockus nasutus | Grey hornbill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | Ploceus philippinus | Baya weaver | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 58 | Gallinula chloropus | Common moorhen | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 25 | 162 | | Total | | 1678 | 790 | 647 | 659 | 677 | 611 | 583 | 910 | 2230 | 3133 | 4106 | 2767 | 18791 |
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