KANNUR , DECEMBER 09, 2017
23:20 IST
UPDATED: DECEMBER 09, 2017
23:29 IST
First spotting of Amur Falcon, a
pigeon-sized migratory bird, in Kannur
Migratory bird Amur Falcon has
been spotted for the first time at Madayipara here. The bird was sighted by
Jayan Thomas, an ophthalmologist and bird enthusiast, on November 29. The
sighting was confirmed by ornithologists C. Sashikumar and J. Praveen.
Amur Falcon is a small
pigeon-sized bird weighing just 150 grams. Dr. Thomas said the bird species was
first reported from the Amur river basin near Mongolia. In November/December
each year the birds fly from Mongolia to northeast India, covering 5,600 km.
Then they continue their journey to the wintering grounds in South Africa by
flying another 22,000 km via central and western India and then back to
Mongolia.
A gory history
Mr. Sashikumar said though Amur
Falcon had been sighted in some parts of the State earlier, it was for the
first time that the bird was spotted in Kannur. He said the bird had a gory
past as it had been killed in large numbers for meat in Nagaland. Steps to
protect Amur Falcons were launched in that State in 2012, he noted.
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