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Birds belonging to Passeriformes are commonly known passerines and constitute
the most rich and diverse group among the avian orders. Studies on avian fauna
of Chandertal wildlife sanctuary and wetland in greater Himalayan range of Himachal
Pradesh, unveiled four passerines species belong to four different families.
The studied area (wetland) is internationally known Ramsar Site (No. 1569) due
to its characteristic and a few endangered flora and fauna. The lake with 2.5
km circumference and few small semi-permanent water bodies interspersed with
grassy meadows and rocky pastures, hosts different alpine chordates and non-chordate
fauna. Erymophila alpestris (L., 1758), Pyrrhocorax graculus
(L., 1758), Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin, 1774) and Motacilla citreola
Pallas, 1774 have been recorded in small flocks along with their juveniles and
immature during summer season of each consecutive for six years (2008-2012 and
2014).
