Title: High altitude wetland migratory birds in the Sikkim Himalaya: a future conservation perspective
KeyWords: High altitude wetland migratory birds in the Sikkim Himalaya, migratory birds, Brown-headed Gull, Ferruginous Duck,high altitude wetlands
Year of Publication: 2021
ISSN No: SSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)
Author Name: Prem K. Chhetri, Kusal Gurung, Thinlay Namgyal Lepcha and Bijoy Chhetri
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Excerpt: Many migratory birds have been recorded from the Sikkim Himalaya indicating that the Sikkim HAWs offer potential suitable breeding and winter grounds. Brown-headed Gull and Ferruginous Duck first reported from the high altitude wetlands is a new record to the state. The Brown-headed and Ferruginous Duck have been reported from other parts of India (Mishra & Humbert-Droz 1998; Mukherjee et al. 2002; Choudhury 2010).