Sighting record of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Gruiformes: Otididae) in Lower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • A. Sinha
  • J. Hoque
  • T. Pradhan
  • M.K. Bakshi
  • J. Pulu
  • A.K. Singh
  • M.F. Ahmed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2831.3375-6

Abstract

The Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalens is a Critically Endangered species in India and Southeast Asia. It was once common in northern India, Nepal and the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam in northeastern India. We sighted a male Bengal Florican at New Elopa locality, ower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh.

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26-11-2012

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