FOOD OF PHEASANT TAILED JACANA, HYDROPHASIANUS CHIRURGUS, IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Z. I. Khan, M. S. Mughal
Z. I. Khan, M. S. Mughal
1 Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore
Published Online First:
June 01, 2015
Publication Date:
June 01, 2015
ABSTRACT
The study was designed to collect information on food and feeding preferences of Pheasant Tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, in its summering grounds of the Punjab, Pakistan. Studies were recorded to find their optimal range in the favor of this species. In the phytosociological studies of the habitat distribution and frequency of rooted vegetation species were recorded to understand their association with the species, which shows 31 species distributed in 4 vegetation types with in the habitats that were lies in study areas, the studies on biology of this bird were focused on food and feeding, food consumption which revealed that 56.3% of its food was consist of plant matter and 27.3% on animal matter. western limits of the province, while rest of the province
Keywords:
Pheasant Tailed Jacana, Food, Punjab, Pakistan