Dr.Anil Kumar
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Dr. Anil Kumar Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge, GPRC, ZSI, Patna |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.; 1999 |
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Department/Division |
Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, ZSI, Patna- 800026 |
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Email Address |
anil.sonta@zsi.gov.in; anilsonta@gmail.com |
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Phone Number |
9418080416 |
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Area of Expertise |
Avifaunal studies, Behavioural Ecology and Bioacoustics |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
25 years |
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Significant Achievements |
- Documented the avifauna of some protected areas of UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. - Recorded the songs and calls of over 250 avian species. - Documented the avifauna of some trans-Himalayan areas. - Documented the song variations in Indian Robin, White-rumped Shama and Oriental Magpie Robin. |
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Mentorship |
Supervising 03 PhD students as co-guide |
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Research Focus |
- Avifaunal studies - Behavioural ecology of birds - Bio-acoustic studies on birds - Song variations in some Copsychus species at individual, micro-geographical and sub-species levels. |
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Publications
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Published over 100 papers including research papers, book chapters and general articles.
- Kumar, A. (2003). Acoustic communication in birds: Differences in songs and calls, their production and biological significance. Resonance, 8(6), 44-55. - Kumar, A. (2011). Pong Dam Wetlands and Zoological Survey of India. Current Science, 85 (10): 1398. - Kumar A. and Khan I.A. (2021). From the rooftop of India: Wetlands and Waterbirds. Sanctuary Asia, 41(6): 44-47. - 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., Himanshu and Prakhar Rawal (2023). Individual-level discrimination in song characteristics of White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus. Current Science, 125(1): 59-65. |
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anil-Kumar-239 |
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Social Media
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Twitter: FB: https://www.facebook.com/anilsonta |