Some observations, Habitat status and food resources use by Sarus crane (Grus antigone) in five tehsil under Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh, Central India

  Anil Kumar Dashahre,  Mukesh Bisen,  Nishant Deshmukh

The present survey was carried out in June 2018 to January 2020 to assess the observations, habitat status and food resources use by Sarus crane (Grus antigone) in different tahsil (Lanji, Kirnapur, Balaghat, Waraseoni and Khairlaji) under Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The survey method consisted of the collection of data from primary and secondary resources. The study results showed that Sarus cranes were seen more frequently in the paddy field in the rainy and winter season because of the availability of water, food and habitat summer whereas in another season very few Sarus were spotted in the area. In the pond and marshland, Sarus crane was seen probing the snails by their long bill and also feed on small toads, fishes, small snakes, earthworms and lizard in the pond, panicles of paddy and insects in the submerged water field. Sarus crane searches the food in agriculture field and feed on germinated seed in the mustard, lentil, ground nut, ear of wheat, and roots of Bermuda grass. The tubers of plants and corn of the aquatic plants also form the diet of Sarus crane.

Keywords- Agriculture, food, Grus antigone, habitat, resources

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR2002073
Page Number(s) - 425-430
Pubished in - Volume 8 | Issue 2 | April 2020
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Anil Kumar Dashahre,  Mukesh Bisen,  Nishant Deshmukh,   "Some observations, Habitat status and food resources use by Sarus crane (Grus antigone) in five tehsil under Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh, Central India", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.8, Issue 2, pp.425-430, April 2020, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR2002073.pdf