Feeding Ecology of House Crow (Corvus splendens) in Open Agricultural fields in Jammu (J&K), India
Author Affiliations
- 1 Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu (180006), J&K, INDIA
Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 2, Issue (6), Pages 85-87, May,22 (2013)
Abstract
The present paper documents the various aspects of the feeding ecology of House Crow which is a common resident bird of Jammu region. It was observed to be an omnivorous feeder and exploited a wide variety of food resources without any predilection in the study area. Observations on various food resources exploited by House Crow in open agricultural fields were made as well as feeding association with various other birds were also recorded during the study period.
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