Gangtok, April 11 -- A New Bird Species added to the Bird list of India from Arunachal Pradesh

A New Bird Species added to the Bird list of India from Arunachal Pradesh

Pakyong, 11 April : On 8th February 2021, a team of scientists from Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai while exploring the high-altitude coniferous forests of Arunachal Pradesh photographed a rare species of bird, which was identified as Three-banded Rosefinch after detailed observations.

This species is resident of Southern China and vagrant in Bhutan. Thus, this is the first confirmed report of Three-banded Rosefinch from, Arunachal Pradesh, a new addition to the list of birds from India. The team recently published this finding in the journal Indian Birds....