Status Survey of Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor (Jerdon) in Western Ghats, West Coast and Islands in Arabian Sea, India
Mahabal, Anil, Pande, Satish, Sharma, R. M. and Pednekar, Shivkumar N.
pp 1 - 52 | May 2007
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Acknowledgments- Credits for Photographs
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Historical Aspects and Review of Literature
3. Taxonomy
- 4. Radiography and Wing Formula of Collocalia Unicolor
- 5. Known Distribution
- 6. Study Area
- 7. Topography and Climate of the Study Area
- 8. Study Period
- 9. Methodology
- 10. Ecology and Behaviour
- 11. Recent Observations and Results
- 11.1. Brief description of newly discovered and known nesting sites
- i. Old Lighthouse Island, Maharashtra
- ii. Burnt Island, Maharashtra
- iii. Tiracol, Goa
- iv. Anjadeeva or Anjadeep Island, Karnataka
- v. Netrani Island (Pigeon Island), Karnataka
- vi. Jog or Gersoppa Falls, Karnataka
- vii. Wellington-Coonoor Road, Tamil Nadu
- viii. Tiger Caves, Nilgiris, TamilNadu
- ix. Sacrifice Rock,Tellicherry, Kerala
- x. South Travancore, Kerala
- 11.2. Brief description of newly discovered and known roosting sites (i to x)
- 12. Tabulation of Recent Observations and Published Records of Occurrence and Status of Collocalia Unicolor
- 13. Other Fauna and Flora on the Vengurla Rocks Archipelago and Netrani Island
- Facts about Nest Trade from 1990's Onwards
- Protection Measures Taken
- Recommendations for Conservation
- References