Rapid Documentation of Avifaunal Diversity of Mirik Lake, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, 2017

<p>The dataset "Rapid Documentation of Avifaunal Diversity of Mirik Lake, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, 2017" is published by Nature Mates Nature Club.</p><p>Mirik lake is also known as Sumendu Lake, which is an artificial reservoir situated in Mirik Town. Its construction was initially proposed in&nbsp; 1974 as part of the Mirik Tourist Project with a goal of promoting facilitation of commercial tourism in the area.</p><p>This lake has been incorporated into the National Lake conservation programme, established&nbsp; by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, further emphasizing its ecological importance.</p><p>The lake covers a total area of&nbsp; 16.19 ha with an approximate length of 1.25 km and a peripheral road spanning about 3.5 km . The arch type overbridge across the lake is about 24.38m in length.</p><p>Mirik experiences temperate climate, characterized by mild summers, cold winters and wet monsoons.</p><p>The east bank of the lake is flat landscape, while the west bank has a hilly slope covered by rich forest of Cryptomeria japonica. The lake is fed by both perennial streams and rainwater.</p><p>The dataset presented here is a comprehensive record of avian species observed during a field excursion at Mirik Lake.</p><p>All the birds have been categorized and identified upto species taxonomic rank. The avian taxonomic group exhibits remarkable diversity, consisting of 63&nbsp; species that are further categorized into 32 families and 12 orders.</p><p>Notably, during the excursion , the elusive black-tailed crake was spotted, which is a rare find not typically observed in any other regions of India.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Resource Contacts</strong></p><p><strong>Name: Arjan Basu Roy</strong></p><p>Position: Secretary</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid :<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562"> https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562</a></p><p>Home page:<a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/"> http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p><strong>Name: Lina Chatterjee</strong></p><p>Position: Research Associate</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid :<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046"> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046</a></p><p>Home page:<a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/"> http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p><strong>Name: Tarak Samanta</strong></p><p>Position: Research Associate</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid :<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549"> https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549</a></p><p>Home page:<a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/"> http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p><strong>Name: Rishin Basu Roy</strong></p><p>Position: Researcher</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: wildrishin@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X</p><p>Home page: <a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/">http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p><strong>Name: Nivedita Sengupta</strong></p><p>Position: Intern</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid :<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385"> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385</a></p><p>Home page:<a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/"> http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p><strong>Name: Vijay Barve</strong></p><p>Position: Research Advisor</p><p>Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club</p><p>Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032</p><p>Email: vijay.barve@gmail.com</p><p>Orcid :<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567"> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567</a></p><p>Home page:<a href="http://www.naturematesindia.org/"> http://www.naturematesindia.org/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>