Table 1.
Number of individuals and percentage flock size recorded for six species of
vultures in Pench Tiger Reserve (2006-2008)
|
Species |
Number
of
flocks |
Mean flock size |
Number of
individuals |
Flock size in
% |
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|
1 |
2-3 |
4-10 |
11-20 |
21-30 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
King
vulture |
11 |
1.5 |
12 |
91 |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
|
White-backed
vulture |
66 |
14 |
334 |
11 |
50 |
26 |
11 |
3 |
|
Long-billed
vulture |
37 |
9 |
184 |
24 |
27 |
37 |
11 |
— |
|
Eqyptian vulture |
4 |
1.5 |
09 |
50 |
50 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Indian
griffon vulture |
3 |
1.5 |
05 |
33 |
66 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cinereous
vulture |
1 |
3 |
03 |
— |
100 |
— |
— |
— |
Table
2. Multiple associations among different species of vultures
recorded in Pench Tiger Reserve (2006-2008)
|
Species
associations |
Number
of occasions |
|
|
|
|
Long
billed - White Backed |
15 |
|
White
backed - Long billed - Egyptian |
3 |
|
White
backed - King Vulture |
2 |
|
King
Vulture - White backed - Long billed |
3 |
|
King
Vulture - White backed - Long billed - Egyptian - Indian Griffon |
1 |
|
King
Vulture - White backed - Long billed - Egyptian - Indian Griffon - Cinereous |
1 |