Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Avifauna in District Jhang, Pakistan

Table 5

Diversity of birds at Thal desert of district Jhang (March 2021–Feb 2022 survey on monthly bases).

Sr no.	Scientific name	Common name	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Total
1	Chlamydotis undulata	Houbara bustard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	65	78	0	238
2	Corvus corax	Common raven	31	14	0	10	0	22	8	13	9	35	28	0	170
3	Coturnix coturnix	Common quail	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	190	121	248	380	115	1122
4	Gracupica contra	Asian pied starling	34	17	23	11	0	28	6	14	0	22	10	5	170
5	Aquila nipalensis	Steppe eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13	7	2	41
6	Columba livia	Rock pigeon	54	68	40	0	3	61	12	25	10	30	44	50	397
7	Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	5	15
8	Pycnonotus cafer	Red-vented bulbul	65	50	38	28	35	67	12	30	39	50	80	60	554
9	Motacilla alba	White wagtail	33	18	20	15	9	14	10	5	12	15	8	11	170
10	Oriolus kundoo	Indian golden oriole	0	0	12	35	48	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	140
11	Galerida cristata	Crested lark	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	12
12	Ammomanes phoenicura	Rufous-tailed lark	14	10	17	3	20	8	3	9	14	11	5	4	118
13	Argya earlei	Striated babbler	6	11	4	0	5	3	5	0	4	8	3	8	57
14	Argya striatus	Jungle babbler	25	15	16	9	6	4	0	3	2	10	5	9	104
15	Milvus migrans	Pariah kite	37	22	30	41	48	60	35	30	6	40	52	60	461
16	Elanus caeruleus	Black-winged kite	5	12	0	3	10	22	7	0	6	15	0	7	87
17	Accipiter nisus	Eurasian sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	28	37	0	81
18	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret	130	65	48	34	66	87	100	47	105	123	91	43	939
19	Egretta garzetta	Little egret	40	31	25	100	58	125	80	20	67	30	37	29	642
20	Ardeola grayii	Indian pond heron	17	0	23	10	25	14	12	7	18	14	26	19	185
21	Ixobrychus sinensis	Yellow bittern	15	26	7	5	18	2	0	25	9	6	13	20	146
22	Coracias benghalensis	Indian roller	141	100	245	160	165	178	66	188	273	95	104	115	1830
23	Halcyon smyrnensis	White-throated kingfisher	27	11	25	15	0	12	15	8	18	20	16	24	191
24	Merops orientalis	Green bee-eater	100	140	170	122	78	65	37	0	0	0	0	0	712
25	Amaurornis phoenicurus	White-breasted waterhen	30	14	24	8	13	7	12	3	5	0	40	16	172
26	Vanellus indicus	Red-wattled lapwing	32	24	8	28	9	15	10	19	8	3	10	12	178
27	Himantopus himantopus	Black-winged stilt	0	2	11	5	30	5	17	6	10	25	32	20	163
28	Actitis hypoleucos	Common sandpiper	10	7	5	0	11	8	0	5	3	14	12	17	92
29	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Red collared dove	5	17	0	9	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
30	Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian collared dove	60	37	40	55	45	20	15	17	38	32	46	53	458
31	Dinopium benghalense	Black-rumped woodpecker	26	15	19	15	0	8	10	4	1	8	3	7	116
32	Centropus sinensis	Greater coucal	20	31	35	15	7	10	12	9	14	0	8	10	171
33	Clamator jacobinus	Jacobin cuckoo	0	0	14	42	32	22	25	0	0	0	0	0	135
34	Eudynamys scolopacea	Asian koel	0	0	20	31	40	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	135
35	Oenanthe deserti	Desert wheatear	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7	9	20	50
36	Athene noctua	Little owl	16	23	30	16	10	12	13	29	17	25	33	14	238
37	Cinnyris asiaticus	Purple sunbird	0	6	19	30	43	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	153
38	Saxicola caprata	Pied bushchat	42	30	20	33	11	5	19	15	27	45	40	50	337
39	Lanius schach	Long-tailed shrike	14	3	0	8	11	5	0	25	2	8	15	20	111
40	Upupa epops	Eurasian hoopoe	56	35	47	24	30	27	17	20	15	45	40	28	384
41	Corvus splendens	Indian house crow	28	40	26	47	38	55	42	39	30	44	34	48	471
42	Dendrocitta vagabunda	Rufous treepie	8	0	4	11	14	0	8	5	0	13	10	11	84
43	Dicrurus macrocercus	Black drongo	14	17	22	11	8	30	22	10	6	21	34	28	223
44	Acridotheres tristis	Common myna	55	48	46	38	20	32	47	34	25	53	40	44	482
45	Acridotheres ginginianus	Bank myna	15	19	0	7	10	15	4	11	8	10	14	9	122
	Total		1210	980	1134	1034	990	1196	750	865	1075	1231	1447	993	12905