User:Jogesh 69/Kodomoni Beel

Kodomoni beel is an ox bow lake located in Biswanath district of Assam which is around 4-5 kilometres from the city of Biswanath Chariali.

The wetland is known for its diverse flora and fauna, apart from its exquisite beauty, picturesque landscapes, vibrant sunrise and calm sunsets. As per an recent article, the wetland boasts 47 plant species, 106 birds both residents and migratory and more than 50 species of fishes.

Boundary description
The Kodomoni Beel is located geographically at a distance of about 4-5 kms North-west from the main town of Biswanath Chariali, Assam. The mapping co-ordinates of the beel are 26°42'N latitude and 93°07'E longitude and altitude 64 meters from mean sea level. The place is about 3600 sq m.

Avifauna
Kodomoni Beel is rich in its avian fauna, and is an important habitat to over 60 resident and migratory bird species who visit the Beel during the winter such as Lesser Whistling Duck, Grey headed lapwing, Ruddy shelduck, Bar headed Goose etc. It is home to many other birds too such are Ruddy Kingfisher, Common kingfisher, Little Cormorant, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Bronze-Winged jacana, Cattle Egret, Asian Openbill Stork, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Woolly-necked stork, Mallard, Gadwall etc. According to a recent research conducted on its avial fauna by a research scholar Ranjit Kakati, It is found that the wetland consists the total of six threatened speicies that are on the IUCN Red List such as, Ferruginous pochard, Oriental Darter, Black-headed ibis, Black-necked Stork, Grey headed fish eagle and River Tern.

Threats
The Beel has faced many problems due to anthropogenic pressure, mostly the Beel is facing problems of artficial matter. Chemical fertilizer used in the paddy field present on the bank of the wetland harmfully effects both fish and water, and cutting down of trees nearer to the Beel effets the weather. Due to the lack of importance towards the conservation of the wetland, many important species have been exticted or have been endangered from the beel in a short time which includes some important birds like purple swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio), Swamp francolin(Francolinus gularis).