First distributional record of the Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Horsfield, 1821 (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) from Sindhuli District, Nepal

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Badri Baral
Sudeep Bhandari
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-5329
Saroj Koirala
Parashuram Bhandari
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-109X
Ganesh Magar
Dipak Raj Basnet
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-1198
Jeevan Rai
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-3931
Hem Sagar Baral

Abstract

Information on the distribution of the Vulnerable Lesser Adjutant from Sindhuli District is scarce.  Here we report the investigation and observation a total of 12 individuals and two active nests of Lesser Adjutant in five different locations of Dudhauli and Kamalamai Municipality in Sindhuli, Nepal to reduce the information gap between Triyuga watershed, Siraha District and Chitwan.  Further systematic studies are recommended to find out the total population of the species.

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