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Types and Status of Birds

This document discusses the types, status, and distribution of birds in Pakistan. It notes that Pakistan has over 666 recorded bird species, including native and migratory species. Some birds are endemic to Pakistan, while others visit during winter from colder regions like Siberia. Several bird species are endangered or vulnerable due to threats such as habitat loss and pesticide use. Birds play an important ecological role and contribute to Pakistan's biodiversity.

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Types and Status of Birds

This document discusses the types, status, and distribution of birds in Pakistan. It notes that Pakistan has over 666 recorded bird species, including native and migratory species. Some birds are endemic to Pakistan, while others visit during winter from colder regions like Siberia. Several bird species are endangered or vulnerable due to threats such as habitat loss and pesticide use. Birds play an important ecological role and contribute to Pakistan's biodiversity.

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Types ,status and

distribution of important
birds of pakistan
Types of birds in Pakistan
 Birds are important part of this whole ecosystem
we call Nature.
 They are wonderful to watch, they spread seeds,
they are food for other species, they eat bugs,
mosquitoes.
 According to Pakistan mueusium of natural history
 In Pakistan we have 666 different recorded species
of birds, ranging from garden birds to water fowls,
raptors and migratory species which fly all the way
from Siberia to coastal line of Arabian Sea following
the Indus River.
 Birds are an extremely important part of any healthy
ecosystem and Pakistan is lucky to have a huge
diversity of native as well as migratory birds.
 Pakistan is a country rich in flora and fauna, as well
as natural topography and weather which is suitable
for native and migratory birds alike.
 No season of Pakistan is devoid of the chirps and
songs of birds – be it summers when native birds are
out in the skies in their full glory .
 During winters when thousands and thousands of
migratory birds come to stay in our beautiful country
from colder regions of Siberia and Russia.
Endemic or Native Bird Species of Pakistan

 Some endemic birds of


Pakistan given below:
 RED-BILLED
TROPICBIRD
 Scientific Name: (Phaethon
aethereus indicus)

 Location: Indian Ocean

 Conservation Status: Least


Concern
Endemic or Native Bird Species of Pakistan

 EURASIAN JAY  SINDH WOODPECKER


 ( Garrulus glandarius  (Dendrocopos assimilis)
bispecularis)  Location: Sindh province
 Location: Himalayas
Endemic or Native Bird Species of Pakistan
 INDIAN SPOT-BILLED
DUCK  HIMALAYAN MONAL
 Anas poecilorhyncha  Lophophorus impejanus
 Location: Wetlands,  Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan
Endemic or Native Bird Species of Pakistan

 BLUE PEAFOWL
 HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK
 (Pavo cristatus)
 Location: Native to Pakistan (and  Tetraogallus himalayensis
India) but has been introduced in  Location: Himalayan areas
various countries throughout the
world.
Status of birds in Pakistan
 In Pakistan we have 666 different recorded species of
birds.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
categorized birds of Pakistan in recent Red Data list as :
 06 species Critically Endangered,
 09 species Endangered,
 23 Vulnerable
 23 species Near Threatened.
Endangered and Critically Endangered
Bird Species of Pakistan

 There are a lot of different causes for birds going


endangered or extinct, including but not limited to,
chemical/pesticide poisoning, over-hunting and habitat
destruction etc.
 Some of the following are given below:

HOUBARA BUSTARD
(Chlamydotis undulata)
Local Name: Tilor

IUCN Status: Vulnerable


Vulnerable Birds of Pakistan

 INDIAN SPOTTED EAGLE


 (Clanga hastata)
 IUCN Status: Vulnerable

 KASHMIR FLYCATCHER
 (Ficedula subrubra)
 IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Endangered Birds of Pakistan

 BLACK-BELLIED
 INDIAN SKIMMER  Saker falcon
TERN
 (Rynchops  (Falco cherrug)
 (Sterna acuticauda)
albicollis)  IUCN Status:
 IUCN Status:
 IUCN Status: Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Critically Endangered Birds of Pakistan
 ASIAN WHITE
BACKED VULTURE  SOCIABLE LAPWING  INDIAN VULTURE
 (Gyps bengalensis)  (Vanellus gregarius)  (Gyps indicus)
 IUCN Status:  IUCN Status: Critically  IUCN Status: Critically
Critically Endangered Endangered
Endangered
Distribution of Birds of Pakistan
 Presently there are 9956 species of birds distributed
all over the world.
 The smallest bird is hummingbird 5 cm in size, while
the largest one is ostrich of size2.75 m.
 In Pakistan so far 666 species have been recorded.
 Some of the followings are given below :

 Loons are the size of large


black or small goose ,which
they somewhat resemble in
shape when swimming.
 There are 5 species
worldwide and 2 species are
found in Pakistan
Distribution of Birds of Pakistan
 Grebes are small to medium-large
fresh water diving Birds. They have
loobed toes and are excellent
swimmers and divers.
 There are 20 species worldwide and
5 species which occur in Pakistan

 The storm petrels are relatives


of the petrels and are the smallest
seabirds that feed on planktonic
crustaceans and small fish pick
from the surface.
There are 21 species worldwide and
1 species which occurs in Pakistan
Distribution of Birds of Pakistan
 Darters are often called “snake
birds” because of their long thin neck
which gives a snake- like appearance
when they swim with their bodies
submerged.
 There are 4 species worldwide and 1
species which occurs in Pakistan.

 Flamingos are gregarious


Wading birds usually 3 to 5
feet(0.9 to1.5) tall found in both
the Western and Eastern
Hemisphere.
 There are 6 species worldwide
and 2 species which occur in
Pakistan.

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