Using the area of habitat to assess the extent of protection of India's birds

India hosts multiple global biodiversity hotspots while being one of the most populous countries in the world. Here, we examine how well India has protected its avifauna, based on the fraction of their ranges falling within “protected areas.” India has protected 5% of its land this way. The issue is...

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Published in:Biotropica 2022-11, Vol.54 (6), p.1466-1479
Main Authors: Warudkar, Ashwin, Goyal, Naman, Kher, Varun, Vinay, K. L., Chanda, Ritobroto, Bandi, Raja Sekhar, Jenkins, Clinton N., Robin, V. V., Pimm, Stuart L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AOH
Avifauna
Biodiversity
Biodiversity hot spots
Birds
Conservation
Ecological distribution
Grasslands
Habitat preferences
Habitat selection
Habitats
Hot spots
protected area
Protected areas
Protected species
Protection
small‐ranged species
Threatened species
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:India hosts multiple global biodiversity hotspots while being one of the most populous countries in the world. Here, we examine how well India has protected its avifauna, based on the fraction of their ranges falling within “protected areas.” India has protected 5% of its land this way. The issue is whether India has done better than expected in protecting its threatened species. To this end, we assessed 99 Near Threatened, Threatened, and small‐ranged species by estimating their Area of Habitat (AOH). We refined published species ranges using secondary information on elevation limits and habitat preferences. More than half (52) of the species assessed have their AOH
ISSN:0006-3606
1744-7429
DOI:10.1111/btp.13132