Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

First report of Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis Radde, 1863 from Chhattisgarh, India

Sushil Kumar Dutta

Biolife; 2016, 4(3), pp 437-440.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7318797

Abstract:

Of the 69 species of raptors known from India, Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) was one of the least talked about species till recently. Primarily recorded from northeast India, with a few scattered sight records in peninsular India, the species is generally considered rare. All that changed following a report by Conservation India in October 2012 of the massive large scale harvest of these falcons in Nagaland

Keywords:

Amur falcon, Bastar Plateau, Rajnagar tank, Oligotrophic, Chhattisgarh

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Article Dates:

Received: 4 July 2016; Accepted: 21 August 2016; Published: 2 September 2016

How To Cite:

Sushil Kumar Dutta. (2022). First report of Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis Radde, 1863 from Chhattisgarh, India. Biolife, 4(3), 437–440. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7318797

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