Vol. 9, Issue 7, Part E (2023)

Abstract
The decline in bird’s species population and their diversity posed a great challenge to the conservators and the ornithologist. Shannon-Weinner’s and Simpson Indies were used to evaluate the migratory bird’s species diversity in Govindgarh lake, Rewa district Madhya Pradesh. A systematic sampling method was adopted, in which three (3) transects of 1 km in length were laid at an interval of 200 m apart in the study site. Species of birds sighted along the transect were observed and recorded. The species evenness was determined using the evenness equation E = H’/Ln(S). The distribution of migratory birds species and abundance at Govindgarh lake, Rewa district from (July 2020-June 2022) it is observed that around 12 families and 32 species where found in Govindgarh lake in that maximum no. of species (8) were found in family Anatidae and minimum no. of species (1) where found in family Podicipedidae, Muscicapidae, Accipitridae, Falconidae. In Scolopacidae family Tringa ochropus was more dominant (52) 8.33% followed by Calidr minuta (46)7.81% and Tringa ochropus (41) 6.96%. Tringa ochropus was dominant in the month of January and less quantity of it was found in May. Local migratory birds Gallinula chloropus (54) 23.08%, Dendrocygna javanica (48) 20.51%, Nettapus coromandelianus (46)19.66%, Vanellus malabaricus (44) 18.80% and Vanellus indicus (42) 17.95% at Govindgarh lake Rewa