Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

The dataset “Rapid Documentation Of Avifaunal Diversity of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India” is published by Nature Mates Nature Club The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India, on the slopes of the Himalayas, bounded by the Teesta and Mahananda rivers. The sanctuary encompasses an expansive area of 159 square kilometres within a reserve forest and was initially established as a game sanctuary in the year 1955. In 1959, the sanctuary was designated with the purpose of safeguarding the Indian Gaur and royal Bengal tiger, both of which were confronted with the imminent risk of extinction. The entire land area is partitioned into 33 distinct forest blocks, which are further categorised into four ranges: East, West, North, and South. The forest blocks encompass the following areas: Punding, Bandar jhola, Jogi jhora, Kuni, Choklong, Upper Champasari, Gulma valley, Silihhita, West Sevoke, East Sevoke, North Sevoke, Jhenaikuri, Lower Ghoramara, Upper Ghoramara, Gola, Ruyem, Andera, Chawa, Samaardanga, Lower Champasari, Singimari, Gulma, Mahanadi, Sukna (Part 1), Rongdong, Kaklong, Mohorganj, Panchenai, Hatisar, Kyananuka, Adalpur, Chumta, and Laltong. The geographical scope of our investigation includes the Rong Tong block within the sanctuary. The dataset presented encompasses the avian species documented within the Rong Tong region during a comprehensive biodiversity survey conducted on the 9th and 10th of June in the year 2023. At the taxonomic level, each species has been identified and categorized at the species or genus level. The bird community encompasses a wide array of 72 species, each of which is methodically categorized into 32 families and 11 orders. Resource Contacts Name: <strong>Tarak Samanta</strong> Position: Research Affiliate Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: <strong>Asim Giri</strong> Position: Field Assistant Organization: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Address: Darjeeling, West Bengal, IN Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-3609 Name:<strong> Nabarun Mondal</strong> Position: Laboratory Technician Organization: Kothari Medical Centre Email: [e-mail] Name: <strong>Sayandeep Mondal</strong> Position: System Engineer Organization: Siemens Mobility Email: [e-mail] Name: <strong>Arjan Basu Roy</strong> Position: Secretary Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: <strong>Rishin Basu Roy</strong> Position: Researcher Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: <strong>Lina Chatterjee</strong> Position: Research Affiliate Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ <br> Name:<strong> Nivedita Sengupta</strong> Position: Intern Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ <br> Name: <strong>Vijay Barve</strong> Position: Research Advisor Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: [e-mail] Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/本数据集《印度西孟加拉邦大吉岭马南达野生动物保护区鸟类多样性快速记录数据集》由Nature Mates Nature Club发布。 马南达野生动物保护区坐落于印度西孟加拉邦大吉岭区喜马拉雅山坡地带，以特斯塔河（Teesta）与马南达河（Mahananda）为界。该保护区属保护林范畴，总面积达159平方公里，于1955年最初以狩猎保护区的身份设立；1959年，为保护当时濒临灭绝的印度野牛（Indian Gaur）与孟加拉虎（Royal Bengal Tiger），该区域被正式划定为保护区。 整个保护区被划分为33个独立林班，进一步归为东、西、北、南四个管护分区。上述林班分别为：Punding、Bandar jhola、Jogi jhora、Kuni、Choklong、Upper Champasari、Gulma valley、Silihhita、West Sevoke、East Sevoke、North Sevoke、Jhenaikuri、Lower Ghoramara、Upper Ghoramara、Gola、Ruyem、Andera、Chawa、Samaardanga、Lower Champasari、Singimari、Gulma、Mahanadi、Sukna（第一部分）、Rongdong、Kaklong、Mohorganj、Panchenai、Hatisar、Kyananuka、Adalpur、Chumta及Laltong。 本次调查的地理范围覆盖保护区内的Rong Tong林班。本数据集收录了2023年6月9日至10日于Rong Tong区域开展的全面生物多样性调查中记录到的鸟类物种。在分类学层面，所有物种均已鉴定至种或属级阶元。本次记录的鸟类群落共计72个物种，系统归类于11目32科。 ### 资源联系人 1. **塔拉·萨曼塔（Tarak Samanta）** 职位：研究助理（Research Affiliate） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/ 2. **阿西姆·吉里（Asim Giri）** 职位：野外助理（Field Assistant） 机构：帕德马贾·奈杜喜马拉雅动物园（Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park） 地址：印度西孟加拉邦大吉岭 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-3609 3. **纳巴伦·蒙达尔（Nabarun Mondal）** 职位：实验室技术员（Laboratory Technician） 机构：科塔里医疗中心（Kothari Medical Centre） 邮箱：[e-mail] 4. **萨扬迪普·蒙达尔（Sayandeep Mondal）** 职位：系统工程师（System Engineer） 机构：西门子移动（Siemens Mobility） 邮箱：[e-mail] 5. **阿尔詹·巴苏·罗伊（Arjan Basu Roy）** 职位：秘书（Secretary） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/ 6. **里辛·巴苏·罗伊（Rishin Basu Roy）** 职位：研究员（Researcher） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/ 7. **莉娜·查特吉（Lina Chatterjee）** 职位：研究助理（Research Affiliate） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/ 8. **妮维迪塔·森古普塔（Nivedita Sengupta）** 职位：实习生（Intern） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/ 9. **维贾伊·巴夫（Vijay Barve）** 职位：研究顾问（Research Advisor） 机构：Nature Mates-Nature Club 地址：印度加尔各答比乔伊加奇6/7号，邮编700032 邮箱：[e-mail] ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567 主页：http://www.naturematesindia.org/