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  • 18 April, 2023

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Mangrove Pitta Bird

Mangrove Pitta Bird

  • In recent months, Kendrapara and Jagatsingpur, two coastal districts of Odisha, undertook the first mangrove pitta bird census.

What is the Mangrove Pitta?

  • About: The Mangrove Pitta bird (Pitta megarhyncha) is a species of bird found in a few isolated areas of eastern India, such as the Bhitarkanika in Odisha and the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
  • The Mangrove Pitta bird, a ground forager and tree sitter that lives predominantly in India's coastal mangrove forests, explores widely for food.
  • IUCN Status: The species is classified and rated as "Near Threatened" by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
  • India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia make up the distribution.
  • Being a bio-indicator of the health of mangrove forests, which are essential to preserving ecological balance in coastal areas, this species is significant.

What Was the First Mangrove Pitta Bird Census?

  • The point count method was utilised for this census, in which the number of birds was determined by direct observations and chirping noises.
  • A total of 179 distinct birds were counted during the mangrove pitta bird census.
  • In the Bhitarkanika National Park, the mangroves close to the mouth of the Mahipura river were where these birds were most numerous.

Source: The Hindu


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