Report: List of sightings during TIFR trail

Kailaspaati. Clicked by RupaliGurav

On 18th May, 2014 WWF-India , Maharashtra State Office organised a trail at TIFR colony campus, Colaba. About 20 participants including WWF-India supporters, nature club members, TIFR staff and other nature lovers attended the trail. We were delighted to see the tremendous variety of biodiversity that it holds. This includes magnificent trees such as shami, banyan, kailaspaati etc; birds suchas kites, owlets etc. We are thankful to PRO Mr. Kishore Menon and the staff members who joined us for the trail and shared the valuable information and their observation on the campus biodiversity.

 

Clicked by Gauri

List of sightings during TIFR

A. Flora:

1.       Ficus religiosa

2.       Dolichendron falcata

3.       Couroupita guianensis(Kailaspaati)

4.       Adensonia digitata (Baobab)

5.       Cerbera maghance (sea mango)

6.       Tecoma stans

7.       Gliricidia maculata

8.       Tabebuea rosea

9.       Prosopis sineraria

10.   cocos nucifera

11.   Umbrella schefflera (umbrella tree)

12.   Plumeria alba (chafa)

13.   Plumeria rubra

14.   Atrabotris hexapetala (hirva chafa)

15.   Cassia fistula (Amaltas)

16.   Cassia alata

17.   Ficus benghalelnsis (Watavriksh)

18.   Garcenia indica (kokum)

19.   Roystonia regia (royal palm)

20.   Ficus benjamina

21.   Aegel mormolos (bel)

22.   Artocarpus intergrifolia (phanas)

23.   Mangifera indica (mango)

24.   Kigelia pinnata (sausage tree)

25.   Delonix regia (gulmohor)

26.   Peltophorum pterocarm (copper pod)

27.   Samamea saman(rain tree)

28.   Swetenia mahogani (Indian mahogany)

29.  Pterospermum acerifolium

B. Fauna:

1. Insects

a. Butterflies: Tailed Jay, Common mormon, common Bluebottle, Common leopard

b. Others: Jewel beetle, carpenter beetle, red silk cotton bug

2. Reptiles:

Common garden lizard

3. Birds:

1.       House crow

2.       Long billed crow

3.       House sparrow

4.       Spotted owlet

5.       Blue rock pigeon

6.       Coppersmith barbet

7.       Rose ringed parakeet

8.       Alexandrian parakeet

9.       Common myna

10.   Asian koel

11.   Oriental magpie robin

12.   Red whiskered bulbul

13.   Black kite

4.  Mammals:

Three striped squirrel

For future program please check following link
 http://wwfmso.blogspot.in/2014/05/wwf-india-mso-programme-july-december.html

Clicked by Shannen Castelino

Clicked by Kashmira Khot