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7 species of woodpecker, 4 of hawk-cuckoo, 4 of vulture and 7 species of owl found in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh in Bird Survey 2021

This time in the forests of Kanha resonating with the roar of the tiger, this time birds of some species who were not only arousing curiosity for bird watchers, but were also the subject of research.

Recently, a second bird survey was conducted by Kanha Tiger Reserve. This was the second bird survey after 2017 in which seven species of woodpecker, four of hawk-cuckoo, four of vulture and seven species of owl were found.

Apart from this, Kashmir Fly Catcher and Asian House Martin were spotted here for the first time. On the spotting of these birds, it is speculated that a new Habitat is being built here or whether this place was a stop of their journey or they had gone astray.

This bird survey was conducted in the last two weeks of February. In this, 200 bird watchers of the country had applied to help in conducting the survey. Of these, 85 were selected.

Among the selected ones, 13 bird watchers were from Indore.

In the survey conducted in collaboration with Wildlife and Nature Conservancy, birds of many species were seen for the first time, but more species of woodpecker, cuckoo, vulture and owl are seen in the same forest. It a positive sign for environment.

Surendra Bagda, president of Wildlife and Nature Conservancy, said, “This time Himalayan rubythroat, Fire-capped Tit and yellow brood warbler were seen in the sanctuary.” He added that some very rare species are Griffon culture, Himalayan culture, Black-Napped Oriole, bar wing fly catcher etc. were also spotted in the survey.

Bird expert Shrikant Kalamkar said that the purpose of the survey was not only to collect information on the number or species of birds, but also to study their habitat, behavior etc.

In the survey conducted in 2017, 249 species of birds were seen, so this time this figure can go beyond 260.

From the city other bird watchers including Dinesh Gawli, Sumedha Chahande, Dr. Pallavi Waje, Dr. Ameya Waje, Saurabh Singh Sisodia, Priyanka Singh, Ajay Gadikar, Sarika, Neil Gadikar, Angel Jaye and Abe Francis had participated.

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