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

Authors

  • Badri Baral Nepal Environmental Research Institute, Tarakeshwor 9, Kathmandu 44610, Nepal,
  • Sudeep Bhandari Nepal Environmental Research Institute, Tarakeshwor 9, Kathmandu 44610, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-5329
  • Saroj Koirala Nature Conservation Initiatives Nepal, Gokarneshwor 5, Kathmandu 44602, Nepal.
  • Parashuram Bhandari Nature Conservation Initiatives Nepal, Gokarneshwor 5, Kathmandu 44602, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-109X
  • Ganesh Magar Nature Conservation Initiatives Nepal, Gokarneshwor 5, Kathmandu 44602, Nepal.
  • Dipak Raj Basnet Nature Conservation Initiatives Nepal, Gokarneshwor 5, Kathmandu 44602, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-1198
  • Jeevan Rai Nature Conservation Initiatives Nepal, Gokarneshwor 5, Kathmandu 44602, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-3931
  • Hem Sagar Baral School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, Australia and Zoological Society of London Nepal Office, PO Box 5867, Kathmandu, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4902.12.14.17028-17031

Keywords:

Agricultural field, central Nepal, Stork, Vulnerable

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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26-10-2020

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Vol. 12 No. 14 (2020)

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