Name of the Scientist: Dr. Anil Kumar, Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge

Highest Academic degree, year

 Ph.D. (Zoology) 1999

Department/Division

 Gangetic Plains Regional Centre

 Zoological Survey of India

 Patna- 800026

Email Address

 anil.sonta@zsi.gov.in

 anilsonta@gmail.com

Phone Number

 9418080416

Area of Expertise

 Ornithology and Bio-acoustics

Experience after Ph. D.

 27 years

Significant Achievements

I have about 30 years of research experience. Over the years I have been working on the avifauna of Himalaya, behavioural ecology and sociobiology of some avian species (robins and bulbuls) with special reference to their communication systems. I undertook extensive surveys both in eastern and western Himalaya including Trans-Himalayan areas such as Ladakh, Pangong Tso, Tsomoriri and Spiti Valley.  I was a member of the 27^th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. I have participated in both International and National level conferences mostly for oral presentations and chaired/co-chaired scientific sessions in some of them), delivered guest lectures, reviewed research papers for both national and international journals, successfully completed research projects (both extra-mural and departmental) and provided identification & advisory services.

In the past, I have worked as a ‘Principal Investigator (Young Scientist)’, for a DST-sponsored study on songs and calls, their characteristics, socio-biological significance and possible role in species isolation in two congeneric, sympatric species of bulbuls i.e. Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer and Himalayan bulbul, P. leucogenys in wild. I worked on a departmental project, titled, “Bioacoustic Studies on the Avifauna of Arunachal Pradesh”. Voluminous data on the vocalizations were collected. Apart from working on different ZSI research programmes on the fauna of protected areas, I am working on song variations at individual, micro-geographic and sub-species levels in Copsychus robins.

Mentorship

One student did his Ph.D. under my supervision: Degree awarded. Four students are doing their Ph.D. under my supervision.

Research Focus

Avifauna, Behavioural ecology of birds with special reference to their songs and calls.

Significant Publications in the recent years

Kumar A. (2021). Status Survey of Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis Przhevalsky, 1876 in Ladakh, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India, 121(1):77-90.

Kumar A. and Khan I.A. (2021). From the rooftop of India: Wetlands and Waterbirds. Sanctuary Asia, 41(6): 44-47.

Kumar A. and Khan I. A. (2021). Ecotourism-Wildlife: Ladakh. Environ, XVIII (4), 4-17.

Kumar A., Himanshu and Prakhar Rawal (2023). Individual-level discrimination in song characteristics of White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus. Current Science, 125(1): 59-65.

Khan, I. A., Kumar A., Bhatt D. and Rawal P. (2023). Tree cover and built-up area regulate the territory size in Eurasian Magpie Pica pica in Ladakh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 15(7): 23521–23528.

Kumar A. and Alam I. (2023). Migration of birds and their flyways in India. Rec. zool. Surv. India, 123(1S): 25-35.

Kumar A., Bharti, Bhawana and Khan I.A. (2024). Melody Over Canopy: Mellifluous Magpie! Unveiling the Secret Life of the Oriental Magpie Robin. SAEVUS (September 2023 - March 2024): 80-89.

Kumar Anil (2025). Observations on the distribution of Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833) in North West trans-Himalaya, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India, 125(2): 211-224.

Kumar, A. and Rawal, P. (2025). Subspecies-level variations in song characteristics of Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus across India. Ornithol. Res. 33, 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43388-025-00249-w

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Manish Chandra Patel                                                                                                    

Assistant Zoologist

Highest Academic Degree&Year

Master of Science in Zoology

2010

Department

ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Government of India

Address

Zoological Survey of India

Gangetic Plains Regional Centre

Bahadurpur Housing Colony

Sector-8 Vijaynagar

Patna Bihar 800026

E-mail

Mobile

Mob: 9933244369

Whatsapp: 9531920711

Area of Expertise

Entomology: Diptera, (Culicidae)

Research Experience

10 years

Research focus

Diptera: Culicidae

Odonata: Dragonfly

Lepidoptera :Butterflies

Publication

:  National Peer Reviewed Journal: 04 Nos.

1.) C. Sivaperuman ,M. C. Patel, J.Dinesh and G. Gokulakrishnan , 2014 Diversity and Distrubution of Butterflies in North Andaman ,Annals Of Forestry ,Vol-22 (2),2014 : pp 223-243

2.)  Manish  Chandra Patel, 2016  ; An Updated Checklist of Mosquito fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Groups of Islands with note on endemic Mosquito Fauna, International Journal of Mosquito Research , 2016 Vol:-03 No-02 (NAAS score: Awaited)

3.) Manish Chandra Patel, Rajeshkumar, S. and Raghunathan, C. Titled “New Record of  a Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) From Andaman And Nicobar Islands” in International Journal of Advance Biological Research VOL.7 (1) 2017: 72-74  (NAAS score:4.16 ; JRNL ID: I132 )

4.) Manish Chandra Patel, Chandrakasan Sivapruman,2017 First Report of Enicospilus shinkanus Uchida, 1928 From Andaman  and Nicobar Islands, India in International Journal of Science and Nature VOL.8 (2) 2017  (NAAS score:3.70 ; JRNL ID: I 282 )

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Name of the Scientist : Dr V. M. Sathish Kumar

Scientist-C

Highest Academic degree, year

PhD (University of Birmingham, U.K); 2008

Department/Division

Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Patna

Email Address

sathishkumar.vm@zsi.gov.in drsathishkumarvm@gmail.com

Phone Number

9962512575

Area of Expertise

Molecular Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Phylogeography, Population Genetics, Taxonomy of Testate Amoebae, Cybertaxonomy

Experience after Ph. D.

18 Years

Significant Achievements

- Contribution to the DNA Barcoding & NCBI Gene banking

- Contribution to the diversity of Reptiles

- Contribution to the diversity of Testate Amoebae

- Contribution to the Molecular Taxonomy

- UNESCO Young Scientist Awardee’ (Man and    

   Biosphere) - 2012

- UNESCO 'Laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse

   Awardee’ – 2012

- Elected Associate Member, Linnaean Society, London

  (2004)

Mentorship

-  Recognized as a supervisor to guide Post Graduates, Ph.D by the University of Madras.

Research Focus

- DNA Bacording, Cybertaxonomy, Ai

- Taxonomy and classification of Testate Amoebae

- Metabarcoding and Environmental DNA

Significant Publications in the recent years

 (Latest Publications (2025)

• Advancing Biodiversity Research in India through Cybertaxonomy and Artificial Intelligence: A Review:  DOI: 10.9734/jgeesi/2025/v29i2860
• Metabarcoding and Environmental DNA for Insect Biodiversity Assessment in Indian Ecosystems: Moving Beyond Traditional Nets: DOI: 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92971
• Molecular Forensics of an Enigmatic Egg: Species Identification Using Mitochondrial DNA Barcoding: DOI: 10.56557/bn/2025/v45i22063
• Assessing Fish Invasions in the Ganges: Molecular Detection and Surveillance of Juvenile Invasive Species Using DNA Barcoding: DOI: 10.9734/jalsi/2025/v28i3690
• Unmasking the Nymph: Taxonomic Delimitation of Pygolampis foeda Stål, 1859 Revealed through Mitochondrial COI Barcoding and Cybertaxonomy: DOI: 10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i82294
• Molecular Identification of Snake Species from Shed Skin Using DNA Barcoding (Mitochondrial COI) in Agro-Ecosystems of Bihar: A Case Study. https://doi.org/10.56557/jogee/2026/v22i210454.
• Diversity of Moss-Dwelling Testate Amoebae from Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar, India: A Preliminary Survey. https://doi.org/10.56557/jobari/2026/v32i210398.
• Molecular Confirmation of Lissachatina fulica from Kanwar Lake Using DNA Barcoding: A Ramsar Wetland in Bihar, India. Asian Journal of Biology, 22(3): 80-91. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i3634.
• First Report of Testate Amoebae from Salim Ali-Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary (Baraila Lake), Bihar, India
• DOI: 10.56557/joban/2026/v18i110341.
• New Records of Testate Amoebae from the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar, India: DOI: 10.56557/jogee/2025/v21i49737
• First Record of Moss-Inhabiting Testate Amoebae from Jharkhand with Notes on Their Ecological Roles: DOI: 10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i8541
• Pioneering Study of Testate Amoebae in Nagi Bird Sanctuary of Bihar, India: A Contribution to Ramsar Site Microfauna: DOI: 10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i22204

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