A record of short-tailed seabirds in Nepal

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A record of short-tailed seabirds in Nepal

A new migratory bird named short-tailed seabird has been found in Nepal. The bird was seen swimming in the Koshi Dam Reservoir from the pin tower of the Koshi Barrage in Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality of Saptari.

Ornithologist Anish Timsina saw the bird and took pictures and video. He observed the bird for half an hour from a distance of 30 meters. It is seen here as a migratory bird. A bird that does not stay in the same place throughout the year, and sometimes wanders, is called a migratory bird. Ornithologists say that it will remain as a migratory bird in Nepal until it breeds or finds a habitat. This is not only a new species for Nepal but also the first record of a family of birds found in the sea, senior ornithologist  Hemsagar Baral said. He said that this gave the message that the bird found around the Pacific Ocean can also be found in Nepal.

Anish, who reached there while observing the bird, took pictures and video when it looked like a new bird. Ornithologist Hathan Chowdhury said that after providing detailed information with pictures of the bird, the team of national and international bird experts confirmed that the bird is new to Nepal. He saw the bird last May 20 at 9:06 am. The Nepal Bird Record Committee, which records new birds in Nepal, was informed with detailed information on the 22nd of Baisakh along with geographical conditions to confirm about the new birds. The committee has discussed and suggested opinions with the National Parks and Wildlife Department and the National International Bird Expert and concluded that it is a new bird for Nepal. Tulsi Subedi said. The committee has given the Nepali name of the short-tailed shearwater

bird in English as the short-tailed sea bird. Nepal Bird Record Committee has given the Nepali name of the bird. Birds are named based on their appearance and texture. Now the number of birds found in Nepal has increased to 900. Ornithologist Timsina, who is happy to be able to identify a new bird for the country, said  Tell . "This has made bird tourism more exciting," he said. This bird is resident in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Fiji, Japan, India, New Zealand, Russia, Sri Lanka and South Korea.

Earlier on March 25th, a new bird was found for Nepal, Purple Cuckoo. Ornithologist Rajendra Gurung along with Timsina and Malaysian citizens Alexander John Yang and Roger Robert Raja were the first to record the purple cuckoo. Lakshman Paudyal, executive director of the Nepal Ornithologists Association, said that having a new bird record in Nepal means that the attraction of tourism is increasing.

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