Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan Ecopark from August 2025 to April 2026

The Avifaunal diversity study of Pakhibitan, Ecopark is published by Nature Mates-Nature Club under WBHIDCO Pakhibitan Project in Pakhibitan, Ecopark, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.This sampling event was performed in a selected point located in the marshlands covered with narrowleaf cattail grasses (Typha angustifolia) of Pakhibitan surrounded by medium-sized trees and bushes. In the summer (April-May), the maximum temperature of the area reaches around 41°C. During the winter (December-February), the temperature drops to 9°C while the average rainfall is 1836.5 mm per year.

The soil type is alluvial because it is located in the Indo-Gangetic plain.This dataset includes all the birds recorded in a span of nine months from August 2025 to April 2026. All the species are identified up to the species level. A total of 112 species of birds were recorded belonging to 17 orders and 48 families.