Habitat characteristics dependent population and distribution of Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (Galliformes: Phasianidae) in Punjab
Sandaldeep Kaur, Tejdeep Kaur Kler and Mohammad Javed
The present study was carried out to estimate the habitat characteristics dependent population and distribution of Indian Peafowl of Punjab Agricultural University campus, Ludhiana considered as location 1, Village Baranhara (district Ludhiana) as location 2, village Gharuan (district Ropar) as location 3 and village Rauni (district Patiala) as location 4 from January 2016 to December 2016. A total 1655, 426, 370 and 107 individuals of Indian Peafowl were recorded at location 1, location 2, location 3 and location 4 respectively. The observation showed that female count was higher at location 1 and 3 and lesser at location 2 and 4. Overall population density of Indian Peafowl was 16.29, 9.40, 8.39 and 7.46 (Indian Peafowl/Km) at location 1, location 2, location 3 and location 4 respectively. The observations showed variation in the population of Indian Peafowl at all selected transects which seemed to be dependent on the availability of food items, roosting sites, ground cover for breeding and protection purposes.
Sandaldeep Kaur, Tejdeep Kaur Kler, Mohammad Javed. Habitat characteristics dependent population and distribution of Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (Galliformes: Phasianidae) in Punjab. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(4):1892-1897.