Diversity of Avifauna from Dandoba Hill Forest and its Surrounding Areas (Dist - Sangli)

The survey of avifauna was carried out from the Dandoba forest and the nearby area of the forest. Dandoba is situated in Sangli district and on the boundary of Miraj and Kavathe Mahankal tahsil. This area is of low rainfall, with hills and slopes with some bushy plants, grass and trees. The study was carried out for three years. The villages nearby the Dandoba are largely agricultural. The principal crops taken being jawar, groundnut, sugarcane and tobacco. On a smaller scale bananas are also grown. Birds play important role in biodiversity by keeping insect pest under control. Over 364 hectors of land is under well irrigation which play very important role to maintain the bird diversity This region shows good number of birds during the month of September to December. This is because of availability of food and breeding ground. About 95 species belonging to 48 families were recorded from the study area.