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might also have increased the density of
scrub-loving birds around wetlands. Increase in
diversity of birds recently may be alarming to the
existence of native bird species. The study has
shown that there is considerable change in spe-
cies composition due to altered land use pattern
which might initiate the irreversible loss to
native bird species due to habitat sharing and
competition.

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