vadodara even apartments started replacing vintage bungalows pratapgunj one oldest residential areas vadodara lost diversity comes winged visitors study behave jointly botanist zoologists university revealed presence species birds belonging kin using species trees spread nearly acres residential area study aimed highlight skirt diversity pratapgunj low disturbance high tree count acts good refuge birds avian survey techniques citizen citizen survey technique used data collection paper titled conservation importance trees urban green spaces cause study birds pratapgunj residential area vadodara authored tanaya ambadkar geeta padate msu zoology department prof arun arya quondam hod botany birds get it on effectively indicate quality habitat area resident bird species observed breed successfully area study states ii migrant species rosy starling white wagtail observed good numbers apart two mintage alexandrine parakeet ibis separate near threatened iucn red lists compared iucn list signal global population trends bird species pratapgunj area seven bird species decreasing trend nine increasing trend stable global population ten species whose slew known three stripped palm squirrel hoar langur indian grey mongoose indian flying fox asian house shrew commonly found mammals area reptilian comparable oriental garden lounge lizard spectacled cobra indian rat snake also recorded species trees including fruiting species pratapgunj shares boundaries two side of meat university campus one side sayajibaug world garden extend green habitat birds remarkable feature area stretch comprising ashoka asopalav trees six decades old residential area old tranquillize retained several vauntingly trees along internal roads makes area green near habitat shuttlecock study adds