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VOL. 7, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Macrophytes used as the nesting material by Indian sarus crane (Grus antigone) in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh
Authors
Rajesh Kumar, Rabia Jahangir, Nisreen Husain, Touseef H Trak, Suchitra Banerjee
Abstract
Macrophytes are the common and main nesting material used by Indian Sarus crane (Grus antigone). About 38 nest were examined between the period 2015 and 2017, the nesting material and their availability during the study period was observed as well. Data obtained from the observations of nesting materials and the characteristics of nesting sites for a period of almost three years shows that Sarus use locally available plant materials for nest building. Dominant macrophytes used were Ipomea aquatica (47.36%), followed by Typha domingensis (34.49%) and Scripus littoralis (31.84%). A trend was observed that Sarus crane uses readily available heap of Ipomea aquatica as a bedding material for nest building, hence requiring less time for nest building. It was also observed that the dominant plant materials such as Ipomea aquatica, Typha domingensis and Scripus littoralis provide benefits to the nesting Sarus as, large biomass for making nest and provides camouflage to the chicks to freeze when an intruder comes into nesting territory.
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Pages:403-406
How to cite this article:
Rajesh Kumar, Rabia Jahangir, Nisreen Husain, Touseef H Trak, Suchitra Banerjee "Macrophytes used as the nesting material by Indian sarus crane (<em>Grus antigone</em>) in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 403-406
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