Guwahati, April 17 -- An Amur Falcon, radio-tagged in Manipur last November, has embarked on its return journey to Siberia after spending 114 days in Southern Africa, a scientist reported.

On October 12 of the previous year, two Amur Falcons arrived from Siberia in the Tamenglong district of Manipur. Scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) tagged the birds with radio transmitters. The male bird received the name 'Chiuluan 2,' and the female was named 'Guangram,' after two villages in the Tamenglong district where the birds roosted.

Senior WII scientist Suresh Kumar, who is tracking the bird's migratory path, shared with PTI, "Chiuluan 2 is now heading back to Siberia. It has already crossed Zimbabwe and Tanzania and is cur...