Birds of Silsako Beel, Guwahati

Occurrence Observation
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Description

The Silsako beel in the Kamrup Metropolitan district is one such lesser known wetlands located in the heart of the city. It is surrounded by expanding areas of urban settlements. However, the water of the beel has got unfathomably polluted as it continuously receives silt, solid waste and sewage from the adjacent areas. Also, there has been a steep climb in the rise of build-up land around the beel which has compromised with the ecological space of the wetland.

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Abraham L M, Bhaduri R, Mandal J (2024). Birds of Silsako Beel, Guwahati. Version 1.1. 7WEAVES Research. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=birds-silsako&v=1.1

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Keywords

Checklist; Occurrence; Birds; Guwahati; Urban Wetland; Observation; Occurrence; Birds; Guwahati; Urban Wetland

Contacts

Leons Mathew Abraham
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Author ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Breeding Manager
Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme
  • Pygmy Hog Research and Breeding Centre, Indira Nagar, Basistha
781029 Guwahati
Assam
IN
  • 9493067146
Rupam Bhaduri
  • Author ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • PhD Scholar
IIT-Guwahati
  • IIT Guwahati, Amingaon, North Guwahati
781039 Guwahati
Assam
IN
Jaydev Mandal
  • Author ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Assistant Professor
Madhab Choudhury College
  • Muslimpatty, Barpeta, Bhera
781301 Barpeta
Assam
IN

Geographic Coverage

The Silsako beel in the Kamrup Metropolitan district is one such lesser-known wetlands located in the heart of the city (Sahoo and Sreeja, 2014). It is surrounded by expanding areas of urban settlements.

Bounding Coordinates South West [26.148, 91.816], North East [26.148, 91.816]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Suliformes, Cuculiformes, Anseriformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Falconiformes, Accipitriformes, Gruiformes, Columbiformes, Charadriiformes, Bucerotiformes, Psittaciformes, Phalacrocoracidae, Strigiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes
Family Estrildidae, Corvidae, Upupidae, Phylloscopidae, Columbidae, Muscicapidae, Motacillidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Cuculidae, Pycnonotidae, Zosteropidae, Picidae, Leiothrichidae, Ploceidae, Anhingidae, Sturnidae, Megalaimidae, Scolopacidae, Alcedinidae, Coraciidae, Charadriidae, Passeridae, Aegithinidae, Accipitridae, Campephagidae, Hirundinidae, Strigidae, Alaudidae, Jacanidae, Falconidae, Rallidae, Tytonidae, Acrocephalidae, Psittaculidae, Laniidae, Dicaeidae, Paridae, Nectariniidae, Ardeidae, Locustellidae, Oriolidae, Dicruridae, Cisticolidae, Ciconiidae, Anatidae, Meropidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2018-11-01 / 2020-11-30

Project Data

The Silsako beel in the Kamrup Metropolitan district is one such lesser-known wetlands located in the heart of the city. It is surrounded by expanding areas of urban settlements. The survey done in the past three years resulted in the documentation of 111 species of birds.

Title Birds of Silsako Lake, Guwahati
Identifier EV-ASIA2024DM
Study Area Description Silsako Beel is located within the geographical coordinates of 26°172' 153" N latitude and 91° 502' 11.63" E longitude in the heart of Guwahati city. The beel is surrounded by Satgaon, Hengrabari and Methgaria where most of the settlements exist. This area is also distantly bordered by a protected area Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in the east, Narengi in the north, VIP road connecting Narengi and Sixmile in the west and Chachal to the west.

Sampling Methods

30 samples

Study Extent November, 2018 to November, 2020

Method step description:

  1. A total of 30 field visits were carried out, that comprised 125 hours of observation. The surveys for recording the birds were done without emphasizing finding a particular species. All birds seen or heard were identified using a field guide/s.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Abraham L M, Bhaduri R, Mandal J (2020). An annotated checklist of the birds of Silsako Beel, Guwahati. BIONE E-zine of Biological Sciences ISSN: 2456-7264 | Issue – 16 http://babrone.edu.in/blog/?p=3244

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers f39b25cd-28ca-4845-be0f-ccaaed2305fb
https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=birds-silsako