Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Breeding Biology of Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis in villages of Ludhiana, Punjab

Tejdeep Kaur Kler, Manoj Kumar, Payal Mehta

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The eeding biology of Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis was studied during the eeding season of 2013 in two villages viz; Baranhara and Ladian Khurd falling in the district Ludhiana. There were located four heronries having a total of 47 nests at Baranhara and one heronry having 22 nests at Ladian Khurd. Breeding season of Cattle Egret was observed to extend from April to July First egg was laid during last week of May. The clutch size of Cattle Egret varied from 3 to 4. The egg laying activity peaked around end of the May to the end of June. Breeding pairs left the active nests after completing the eeding activities at the July end. The nests were built on Dhek tree (Melia azedarach) and Pilkan tree (Ficus lacor) up to height of 20 feet in Baranhara and Ladian Khurd respectively. The heronries were four times higher in number at Baranhara as compared to Ladian Khurd, which seemed to be linked to the presence of flowing water body at the former village.

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Tejdeep Kaur Kler, Manoj Kumar, Payal Mehta Breeding Biology of Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis in villages of Ludhiana, Punjab Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.8 August 2014

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