A pilot survey of the avifauna of Rangdum Valley, Kargil, Ladakh (Indian Trans-Himalaya)

Abstract

An avifaunal survey of Rangdum Valley in Kargil District, Jammu & Kashmir, India was carried out between June and July 2011. McKinnon’s species richness and total count methods were used. A total of 69 species were recorded comprising six passage migrants, 25 residents, 36 summer visitors and three vagrants. The recorded species represents seven orders and 24 families, accounting for 23% of the species known from Ladakh. A majority of the bird species are insectivores.

Keywords

• Avifauna
• feeding guild
• Ladakh
• Rangdum Valley
• status.