Wednesday, September 13, 2006

New Bird Discovered in India


Bugun liocichla

An amateur bird-watcher has found the first new bird species to be discovered in India in over 50 years. The species was discovered at a sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, in India's northeast, bordering China. The species has been given the name Bugun liocichla, after the Bugun, a tribal people living on the border of the sanctuary. The bird is 8 inches (20 cm) in length.

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1 comment:

Vineet Kumar said...

colorful bird