Mandarin Duck and Black-necked Crane

  • Recently, a beautiful Mandarin duck was spotted at Maguri-Motapung beel (wetland) in Tinsukia district, Assam after a century. It was a historic moment, as the bird has shown up after 120 years at the same location. It was last spotted at Dibru river in Tinsukia in 1902.
  • Naturalists suspect that climate changes and habitat destruction have triggered a spate of rare sightings in Assam. A pair of black-necked cranes were also sighted in the countryside of the outskirts of the Panbari range of Manas National Park, a first-ever record in Assam.
  • Mandarin Duck: It is a small-exotic looking bird native to East ....
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