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- Title
Ecology of Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) in Urban Areas of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Authors
Ali, Sakhawat; Allah Rakha, Bushra; Hussain, Iftikhar; Sajid Nadeem, Muhammad; Rafique, Muhammad
- Abstract
This study was designed to study the ecology of feral pigeon (Columba livia) in the urban areas of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. Seasonal changes in population density, sex ratio, age group, roosting sites, nesting sites, food and water points of pigeons were recorded in Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Higher population density of the pigeon in Islamabad was recorded in winter season followed by autumn, spring and summer season (0.13, 0.13, 0.10 and 0.09 individuals/ha respectively) whereas the higher population density of the pigeon in Rawalpindi was found in summer season followed by winter, spring and autumn (0.13, 0.11, 0.11 and 0.10 individuals/ha, respectively). The male and female sex ratio of the pigeon population confirms 1:1 sex ratio, both in Rawalpindi/Isiamabad in different seasons. However, adult and juvenile numbers in the pigeon population did not follow 1:1 ratio; adults were more than juveniles in Rawalpindi/Islamabad in all seasons. The roosting sites, nesting sites, food and water points did differ in different seasons in Islamabad. Highest population of the pigeon was recorded in old buildings (0.30 individual/ha) and lowest in parklands (0.008 individual/ha). It is concluded that population density of the pigeon mainly concentrated in old buildings; roosting sites, nesting sites, food and water points used by pigeons changed with respect to different seasons.
- Subjects
FERAL pigeons; FERAL animals; URBAN research; ROOSTING; BIRD behavior; SEX ratio
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2013, Vol 45, Issue 5, p1229
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article