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The diversity and abundance of avifauna in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan were studied from May 2000 to May 2003. Line transect and total count methods were used to census the birds. A total of 272 species of birds, belonging to 17 orders and 55 families, were recorded. Of these, 223 species were residents and 49 migrants. Species richness was highest in the month of January, followed by February. The...
The Indian gazelle or chinkara, Gazella bennettii, is among the six species of antelopes found in India and has a wide distribution in Rajasthan. The Thar Desert of Rajasthan has the maximum numbers of chinkara. A study was conducted to assess the Indian gazelle population in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, from November 1999 to December 2002 when 12 districts were surveyed. The overall estimated population...