Research Article
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 |
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