Identification of Warbler species using Bioacoustics in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Ayesha Mohammad Maslehuddin; Hafiz Shaeque Ahmad Yahya; Nikunj Jambu

doi:10.36808/if/2020/v146i10/155430

Identification of Warbler species using Bioacoustics in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Authors

Ayesha Mohammad Maslehuddin Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh-202002
Hafiz Shaeque Ahmad Yahya Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh-202002
Nikunj Jambu A/5,Sainath Society, B/h Yash Complex, Gotri Road, Vadodara-390021, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i10/155430

Keywords:

Bioacoustics, Bird calls, Puma Wildlife Sanctuary, Spectrogram, Warbler.

Abstract

Warblers are smallbirds thatmigrate in large flocks from theirbreeding grounds to many parts oflndia. Habitat preferences of these insectivorous birds vary from species to species. This study was conducted to identify different species ofwarblers in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary as the area serves as a wintering ground for many warbler species, but proper documentation had been lacking. Identification ofdifferentspecies ofwarblers is difficult morphologically; therefore, bioacoustics was used as a tool of identification. Seven species were identified using bioacoustics which belongs to the genus Acrocephalus and Phylloscopus in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary.

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