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06/01/23 06:50 AM IST

Silent Valley bird species goes up to 175

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  • A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley.
Findings of the survey
  • The 17 new species identified during the survey include the brown wood owl, banded bay cuckoo, Malabar woodshrike, white-throated kingfisher, Indian nightjar, jungle nightjar, and large cuckooshrike.
  • Endemic species, found only in high elevation areas, were also identified during the survey, such as the Nilgiri laughingthrush, Nilgiri flowerpecker, brown-cheeked fulvetta, black-and-orange flycatcher, grey-headed canary-flycatcher, greenish warbler, common chiffchaff, Tytler’s leaf warbler, Shaheen falcon, Nilgiri wood pigeon, and Malabar whistling thrush.
  • Birds like the Crimson-backed sunbird, Yellow-browed bulbul, Black Bulbul, Indian white-eye, and Indian Swiftlet were found in abundance in Silent Valley.
Silent Valley National Park
  • Located in the Nilgiri hills on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Silent Valley National Park is a protected area of 89.52 km2 (34.56 sq mi) that is home to a variety of rare and endangered species.
  • The park, which is surrounded by a buffer zone of 148 km2 (57 sq mi), is located within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a rich area of biodiversity that also includes the Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary, New Amarambalam Reserved Forest, and Nedumkayam Rainforest in Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district, Attappadi Reserved Forest in Mannarkkad Taluk of Palakkad district, and Mukurthi National Park of Nilgiris district.
  • Silent Valley National Park is home to a variety of rare flora and fauna, and was first explored by botanist Robert Wight in 1847.
  • The park is located in the vicinity of the Mukurthi peak, the fifth-highest peak in South India, and the Anginda peak.
Source- The Hindu

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