Density of the Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus and Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus (Galliformes) in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India

We used line transect method to estimate the density of the Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus and Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus in the Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India during May and November 2016. Each forest beat was taken as sampling unit. Transect lines of 2km distance laid in the intensive study area. Each transect was covered three times (total 738km) during pre-monsoon (May) and post-monsoon (November) of 2016. Transects were walked early in the morning in the first two hours after the sunrise when usually birds are most active. Totally 75 transect lines were covered in a random sampling method.