Seasonal abundance (Winter) and density of Urban birds in Nanded city, Maharashtra: with special reference to Feral pigeons
1Jayvardhan V Balkhande* and 2Shaikh Azeem I
1Department of Zoology, Digambarrao Bindu ACS College, Bhokar Dist. Nanded - 431801 (India) 2Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi College, Mudkhed Dist. Nanded - 431806 (India) *Corresponding author Email: cageculture2014@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Urban ecosystems in Nanded city, Maharashtra, support 30 bird species during winter (Nov 2025–Jan 2026), yet community structure is increasingly skewed toward synanthropic taxa. Standardized traveling counts revealed exponential growth of feral pigeons (Columba livia), rising from 226 individuals in November to 448 in January