Galloanserae and Aquatic Neoaves of Pong Dam Wetland, Himachal Pradesh: Status and Conservation Issues - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 301

(order Coraciiformes) as many of them belong to
aquatic/ marsh habitats. Recent taxonomic changes
(Mayr 2011 ) and conservation status (IUCN 2012 )
of the species have been incorporated in the
study. The abundance of the species is based on
the number of individuals of each species
recorded/reported at Pong Dam wetland during
last few years. The number of individuals of a
species <10 was treated as very rare, followed by
11-100 as rare, 101-1,000 as common, 1,001-5,000
as very common and >5,000 as abundant.

Results and Discussion

Avian Diversity

A total of 165 species of aquatic birds belonging
to two clades (i.e. Galloanserae and Neoaves),
9 orders and 26 families were recorded
(Tables 18.2 and 18.3 ). Of these, 30.3 % were
very rare and 35.15 % rare, followed by 19.4 %
common and 4.24 % very common species

Table 18.2 List of the Galloanseraes of Pong Dam wetlands

Abundance
at Pong Dam

Name of the species Scientifi c name Status (IUCN)

Sl. no.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
1 Black francolin Francolinus francolinus LC 2

2 Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus LC 3

3 Common quail Coturnix coturnix LC 2

4 Rain quail Coturnix coromandelica LC 1

5 Jungle bush quail Perdicula asiatica LC 2

6 Red junglefowl Gallus gallus LC 2

7 Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos LC 1

8 Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus LC 2

Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
9

Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica LC 2

10 Greylag goose Anser anser LC 3

11 Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons LC 2

12 Bar-headed goose Anser indicus LC 5

13 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC 2

14 Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC 4

15 Falcated duck Anas falcata NT 1

16 Gadwall Anas strepera LC 4

17 Eurasian widgeon Anas penelope LC 5

18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC 4

19 Spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha LC 3

20 Northern shoveler Anas clypeata LC 5

21 Northern pintail Anas acuta LC 5

22 Garganey Anas querquedula LC 4

23 Common teal Anas crecca LC 5

24 Red-crested pochard Netta rufi na LC 3

25 Common pochard Aythya ferina LC 5

26 Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca NT 2

27 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula LC 5

28 Greater scaup Aythya marila LC 1

29 Goosander LC 2

Mergus merganser

LC least concern, NT near threatened