The 'Madana Bulbul' bird has been spotted for the first time in the biodiversity-rich Shuklaphanta National Park. This bird, which is found especially in the mid-hill and mountainous forest areas, is considered important for conservation reasons.

This bird was first recorded in the park by a team of senior ornithologists from the Bird Conservation Society of Nepal (BCN) including Hirulal Dagoura, Dilip Chand Thakuri, Suman Chaudhary, Dr. Vikal Pandey during bird observation in the park. The scientific name of 'Madana Bulbul' is Turdus bulbul. It is a bird belonging to the thrush family.

Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified it as 'least concern' globally, it is a completely new and rare species for Shuklaphanta, said ornithologist Dagoura.

According to him, this bird mainly lives in the humid forests of the mid-hills and the Himalayas. This species, which is usually found at an altitude of 1800 to 2700 meters, can descend a little during the winter. But its appearance in the plains of the Terai can be considered unusual, said ornithologist Dagoura.

'Although it is common globally, its appearance in Shuklaphanta is a locally rare event,' he said, 'This indicates a change in environmental conditions or migration patterns.'

The Madana Chanchar is about 28-29 centimeters long. The male bird is black in color with brown spots on the wings, while the female bird is brown in color. The male's beak is yellow and the female's is light yellow or brown.

'The sighting of this species of bird, which is considered limited to the mountainous areas from Nepal to northern Vietnam, in the Terai is a sign of the impact of climate change or changes in the ecosystem,' said ornithologist Dagoura. 'The discovery of a bird, which is considered limited to the mountainous areas, in the Terai has further expanded the scope of Shuklaphanta's biodiversity.' With the arrival of this new guest in Shuklaphanta, the number of birds found in the park has increased further.