Preliminary Survey of Heronry at Khargone, MP, India
Author Affiliations
- 1* Department of Botany, Government Holkar Science College Indore, MP, INDIA
Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 3, Issue (8), Pages 58-60, August,22 (2014)
Abstract
In the preliminary survey of heronry at four different places in Khargone city of M.P. India, 558 nests of four bird species i.e., Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Indian Shag and Little Cormorants were recorded. Breeding was almost over in the last week of September 2011. They had selected 44 plants of 21 species. Interestingly two woody climbers Salvadora oleoides and Bougainvillea spectabilis had been preferred along with bamboo plants.
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