Impact of Environmental and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Nesting Success of a Small Passerine Bird, Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus)

Manasi Khatri; Fatima Sultana

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31617

Impact of Environmental and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Nesting Success of a Small Passerine Bird, Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus)

Author(s)	Manasi Khatri, Fatima Sultana
Country	India
Abstract	The present study engrossed on nesting success of an endemic passerine bird the Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus. This bird species is the member of family Muscicapidae. Indian Robin is a territorial, resident and non-migratory bird; mostly found in dry habitats, scrub forests, rocky areas, in open grasslands, near cultivated sites and in the vicinity of human habitation. On the onset of breeding period male and female both individuals together select the nesting site and initiates the formation of nest. Robins are very sensitive to any environmental and anthropogenic disturbance during the breeding phase. If they ponder that their nest has been discovered by any predator or human, or feel any disturbance due to environmental conditions then, they leave the nest and start searching new nesting site. This paper is based on authors' field observations. We have examined the nesting success and survival rate of bird over the two breeding seasons at various nesting sites and over the course of this period found some abandoned nests of Robin; those were left by bird due to anthropogenic and environmental disturbance. This monitoring concluded that, Robin is greatly affected by presence of human during nesting phase, which enhances the threat or fear in bird and they leave their nest, sometimes even after egg laying. It decreases the nesting success of bird and also the survival of eggs & nestlings; causes declining the population of Robin bird in future. In this study we have found that overall nesting success of bird was significantly reduces due to anthropogenic and environmental disturbance as well.
Keywords	Anthropogenic disturbance, Environmental disturbance, Nesting success, Survival rate, Endemic, Predator
Field	Biology > Zoology
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024
Published On	2024-11-25
Cite This	Impact of Environmental and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Nesting Success of a Small Passerine Bird, Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) - Manasi Khatri, Fatima Sultana - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31617
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31617
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g8r8gt

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