Udaipur : About fifty
kilometers from Udaipur, this village in Vallabhnagar block of the district
sets an example of how birds and humans can co-exit in complete harmony. Menar
village is not a reserved bird area, but avian community freely live and
co-exist with the locals. Two water bodies in the surrounding areas, too, one
each falling in Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh districts, have become homes
for dozens of species of both migratory and resident birds. More than 35
species of resident and 50 varieties of terresterial birds can be seen here.
The unique thing about Menar
villagers is that they are extreme bird lovers and they call themselves ‘Pakshi
Mitras’. Youths, kids and elderly people are so enthusiast about conservation
of these birds that they have made teams to guard the waterbodies and prevent
poaching or fishing here. Due to a wide variety of rare birds including Great
crested grebe (water birds that breed in himalayas) this place attracts lot of
tourists and bird watchers every year. Some of the star migratory birds that
arrive here are Demoiselle Cranes, Canary Flycatcher, European roller,
Rosy Pelican, Pied Avocet, Sandpiper, Painted Stork, Flamingo, Bareheaded
Geese, Spot Bill Duck, Blackheaded Ibis, Mallard Common Teal, Common Pochard,
Pin Tail, Shoveller, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Brahmini Ducks, Coots etc. Of these,
Bareheaded Geese, Coots, Demoiselle Cranes and Brahmini Ducks arrive from
Tibetan Plateau, whereas others come from the far end of Asian continent and
Europe.
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