High altitude wetland migratory birds in the Sikkim Himalaya: a future conservation perspective
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چکیده
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) and Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840), two high altitude wetland migratory birds, were recorded for the first time from Sikkim, eastern Himalaya. The importance of conservation wetlands Sikkim Himalaya is highlighted.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Threatened Taxa
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0974-7907', '0974-7893']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5610.13.2.17832-17836