Sunday 31 March 2013

                 AFTER SIX DECADES,A NEW BIRD

An astronomer on vacation has discovered a strikingly colored singing bird,till now unknown bird,in western part of arunachal pradesh.It is the first new bird species from our country in six decades.The bird has been spotted in eaglenest sanctuary in arunachal pradesh,described as having olive plumage with golden yellow & crimson wings with a bright yellow patch in front of the eyes.It is named as Bugun liocichla,after bugun tribe living in the periphery of eaglenest sanctuary.


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