May 23, 2016-
A rare and
endangered species of bird which was first spotted in Chitwan by a foreigner
ornithologist some 178 years ago and was not seen thereafter has come to view
yet again.
A team of ornithologists from the
Bird Education Society and the Nepalese Ornithologists Union (NOS) recently
spotted red-faced Liocichila of Liocichila Phoenicea spices at Chisapani in
Dahakhani in the district, according to former President of the Bird Education
Society, Chitwan, Basu Bidari.
With the rediscovery of this
red-faced liocichla known as "Simrikane Lito Shila' in Nepali, Chitwan now
boasts of being a home to 631 spices of birds, shared former President
Bidari.
A total of 878 species of birds
are recorded in Nepal, a data says.
The team comprised ornithologists
Dr Hem Sagar Baral and NOS Eastern region Coordinator Badri Chaudhary among
others.
These organizations, that have
been promoting scientific activities on birds and their habitat in the country,
lately have discovered the new species of birds as well as rediscovery of
endangered ones.
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