Rare Chinese Rubythorat spotted in Kanchanpur for first time

Kanchanpur, Dec 6: Chinese Rubythroat, a rare bird found in the Himalayan ranges, has been spotted in Kanchanpur for the first time. The bird is sighted at Nakaiya wetland of Belauri municipality-7. 

A team comprising Hiru Lal Dagaura, an ornithologist at Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN), Suban Chaudhary of Shuklapanta Nature Guide Association and Mahananda Joshi recorded the rare bird.     

This species of bird used to travel to the Tarai area with increasing cold following snowfall in mountain areas.     

Ornithologist Chaudhary said, "This species of bird is spotted for the first time in Kanchanpur. The bird is rare for this area." There is no record of this species of bird so far in Kanchanpur. The Chinese Rubythroat is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and Thailand.

It migrates to the Tarai area during the winter season and to the mountain area during the summer season. It migrates to Assam India from Nepal in the winter season. (RSS)