1Department of Zoology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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Online published on 13 March, 2026.
The study revealed 25 bird species at grain storage facilities under different storage conditions and a total of five trophic guilds, i.e., granivorous, insectivorous, carnivorous, nectarivorous, and omnivorous, were recorded. Granivorous birds were the dominant feeding guild with high relative abundance. During the study, Columba livia was observed with a high relative abundance of 22.07 at location I and was observed causing damage by feeding directly on stored grains. Partial storage conditions during the beginning and end of the storage season harbour a high relative abundance of granivorous bird species due to the spillage of grains.
Avifauna diversity, Trophic guilds, Granivorous, Insectivorous, Storage conditions, Open grain storage facilities, Bird species, Columba livia, Relative abudance
