A hitherto unrecorded sighting of the Common Pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India

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Samidurai Jayakumar
Subramanian Muralidharan
Santhanakrishnan Babu

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The Common Pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) is recorded for the first time in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. As this species is recorded in other parts of Tamil Nadu, a brief sightings and distribution map is also specified.

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Samidurai Jayakumar, A.V.C. College

A.V.C. College (Autonomous), Mannampandal, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu 609305, India

Subramanian Muralidharan, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

Division of Ecotoxicology, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641108, India

Santhanakrishnan Babu, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

Division of Ornithology, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641108, India

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