TAILIEUCHUNG - Snigdha Pegu, Sudipta Nag, Rubaiya Hasan, Arup Nama Das

The study found that choosing a nest is influenced directly by the location of the nearest food source and nearest water source in Guwahati city. The study presents the merit and needs for studying the nesting ecology of birds in India, also suggests best practices to conserve bird’s nest specific to the Indian context which might provide important information for the nesting ecology of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). | ACADEMIA JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY 2024 46 1 21 35 DOI 2615-9023 19265 ROOSTING AND NESTING ECOLOGY OF HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus IN GUWAHATI CITY ASSAM Snigdha Pegu Sudipta Nag Rubaiya Hasan Arup Nama Das Department of Zoology University of Science and Technology Meghalaya 9th Mile Baridua-793101 Meghalaya India Received 25 October 2023 accepted 4 March 2024 ABSTRACT Aves are unique in having a coat of feathers and in balancing on the hind limbs alone. They are known as the feathered bipeds. Roosting nest building in birds has been considered a remarkable behaviour in aves. The nesting ecology of birds is likely the most important component of its life history and it is affected by several ecological and environmental factors. Guwahati city a rapidly growing city in northeast India inhabits a lot of species of birds. It is located between the Brahmaputra River s southern bank and the Shillong plateau s foothills. Total of the 57 nests 28 were discovered in the rolling shop shutters followed by 27 in the tin sheet roofs of homes followed by 19 in building crevices 9 in building holes 7 in advertisement hoarding and 5 in AC outdoor units and 5 in unused building pipes. It is also observed that 49 of the nests are located at a height between 2 4 metres from the ground level 70 of the nests are located between 1 5 metres from the nearest food source and 58 of the nests are located between 1 5 metres from the nearest water source. Out of the 57 nests observed 50 were found to be solitary 5 were found to be Pair and 2 were found to be cluster type. The study found that choosing a nest is influenced directly by the location of the nearest food source and nearest water source in Guwahati city. The study presents the merit and needs for studying the nesting ecology of birds in India also suggests best practices to conserve bird s nest specific to the Indian context which might provide important information for the nesting ecology of House Sparrows Passer domesticus

• Địa Lý
• Guwahati city
• Brahmaputra river
• House sparrow
• Environmental factors
• Feathered bipeds