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KERALA RAPTOR MONITORING

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Kerala bird monitoring meet on 09/06/2024 @ KAU

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Our Aim and Focus

  • Understanding seasonal variation in raptor distribution in Kerala.

(February-May-August-November)

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  • Long term trend of raptor population in various habitats.

(All sites shall be monitored atleast 5 years)

Total 20 visits in 5 years

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Sites and Leads

Sl No

Site

District

Monitoring Leads

1

Gumpe

Kasaragod

Raju Kidoor

2

Peralathvayal/Manjampothikkunnu

Kasaragod

Shyamkumar Puravankara

3

Madayipara

Kannur

Nishad Eshal

4

Kattampalli

Kannur

Afsar N

5

Ponkunnu Hill

Kozhikode

Mujeeb PM

6

Kakkayam

Kozhikode

Muhammad Hirash

7

Muthanga

Wayanad

CK Vishnudas

8

Pookkode/Manikkunnu Mala

Wayanad

Rathish RL

9

Vazhayur Hill

Malappuram

Yadu Prasad

10

Nelliyampathi

Palakkad

Krishnamoorthy M

11

Manakkodi Kole or Pullu Kole

Thrisur

Subin KS

12

Vazhachal

Thrisur

Raveendran KC

13

Thattekkad/Uralathanni

Eranakulam

Vishnupriyan Kartha

14

Rajamala/Munnar

Idukki

Kousthub K Nair

15

Kallara

Kottayam

George PJ

16

Ashtamudi/Kollam coast

Kollam

Polycarp Joseph

17

Vellayani

Thiruvananthapuram

Shivakumar AK

18

Ponmudi

Thiruvananthapuram

Raji Chandran

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Over View

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Species by region

Species by major region Sorted by Month descending

Index

District

Life

Year

Month

All

Raptor

1

Thrissur

146

14

35

0

2

Kasaragod

116

12

0

0

3

Kannur

114

15

0

0

4

Kottayam

94

3

0

0

5

Ernakulam

80

8

0

0

6

Kozhikode

76

11

0

0

7

Wayanad

71

7

0

0

8

Malappuram

43

9

0

0

9

Thiruvananthapuram

34

5

0

0

10

Kollam

15

2

0

0

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We Done

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Observed Raptor Species

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Checklist Summary in 2023

Anticipatory

  • No. of Site : 18
  • No. of checklist in a trip : 18x12=216
  • No. of checklist in an year : 216x4=864

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Achieved

  • No. of Site : 12
  • No. of checklist in a trip (Average) : 62
  • No. of checklist in an year : 62x4=248

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  • We lost : 864-248=616 Checklist

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Seasonal Variation In Migratory Raptor

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Seasonal Variation In Resident Raptor

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Abundance of Black Kite and Brahminy Kite in� Kollam Coast

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�Discussion on facing difficulties in field�

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Name of site and VP

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Number of Volunteers ?

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Protocol Editting ?

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Number of Site Increase or Decrease ?

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Number of VP Increase or Decrease ?

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� Shikra �� Besra �� Crested Goshawk

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