DISSERTATION ON

BIRD DIVERSITY OF
GUCCHUPANI
DEHRADUN(UK)
BY: SHABNAM ARA
ROLL NO. 19203332012
MSC ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (4TH SEM.)
AIMT
Introduction
• Robber’s cave (locally called as Gucchupani) is a river cave formation in the
Himalayas.
• Located near Garhi cantt Dehradun, it is about 8 KM about Dehradun Uttrakhad.

• This place is surrounded by mountains, hills and forests and many bird species.
• Is about 600 meters long, divided into two parts.
a) The highest fall is about 10 meters.
b) In the central part Is a fort wall structure which is now broken.
• It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone.
• It is a natural cave formation where rivers flow inside the cave.
• This place is home to Lord Shiva.
• Robbers used these caves to hide valuable items so British names it as Robbers cave.
• The place is a popular tourist spot and is being maintained by Uttrakhand state. At
least 250,000 people visit the site each year.
Aims and objectives
• Geology
• It is quaternary tectonic formation and is situated on northern lap of outer
Himalayas.
• The adverse impact of anthropogenic activities have resulted into increase in
frequency of floods, landslide and environmental pollution
• Biodiversity
• Uttrakhand is reservoir of different life forms and possess a rich biodiversity.
• Due to human activities, negative impact can be seen in biodiversity
• Strict measures have been initiated to strengthen and replenish biodiversity

• Forest diversity
• State cover 3466 hacters of land into forest which is equal to 62.27% area.
• Forest helps in regulating climatic cycle
• Uttarakhand has been gold mine of medicinal plant.
• Faunal diversity : Uttrakhand is a reservoir of 4907 faunal species.
Threats
• Habitat Degradation
• Forestfires
• Mining
• Pollution
• Climate change
• Poaching
• Overgrazing of grass
• Over exploitation
Materials and methods
• Study was carried out at Robber’s cave Gucchupaani , Dehradun in a Doon valley,
which covered 85.7% area of Dehradun District.
Bird Sampling:
Fixed width line transect along with fixed radius point count method were applied to
quantify the diversity and abundance of bird species.
Total 162 points were studied during the process.
Survey was completed from 200m asl to 2300m asl elevation and was categorized
into 7 zones.
The Shannon weavers and simpson indices were used to calculate avian diversity in
doon valley.
• Statical analysis:
The non- parametric estimators of chao I chao II and jackknife were selected to
explore the abundance and distribution of estimate species using Estimate S
software.
Analysis of variance ( one way ANOVA) was applied to test the avian species
differences among the elevation species.
 Result and discussion
• Sparrows ( white throated Sparrows, house Sparrows)
• Himalayan bulbul.
• Plumbeous water restart.
• White capped redstart.
• Female of plumbeous water redstart
• white throated fantail.
• Slaty-Blue fly catche.
• King Fisher or alcedinidae.
• Pied king fisher.
• Crow
• Parrots ( slaty headed parakeet)
Conclusion
• Biodiversity of Uttarakhand is being depleted due to loss of forest, fragmentation
and overexploitation
• As humans are complete dependent on biodiversity, they should take care of it
and prevent any mishappening.
• Government has taken initiative by creating conservation areas, national parks
and wildlife centuries but it is also responsibility of natives to take care of it.
Thank You