Nesting Ecology of the Globally near Threatened Nilgiris Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata in the Palani Hills, South India.

Abstract :

The loss of feeding areas in the intertidal coastal wetlands may pose a threat to many wintering waders such as plovers and sandpipers. Wetlands are the major feeding habitats for water and shorebirds. The birds were estimated by total count method during 06.00 am to 06.00 pm weekly. Totally ten species of plover and sandpiper were observed from January-2011 to December-2012. The overall bird density was noted maximum during the monsoon period of first and second years. The density, diversity, and species varied significantly between the years and among the seasons (P<0.05). The present indicated that the shorebirds such as plovers and sandpipers are shifting their feeding ground from coastal mudflats into inland wetlands.