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Eight New Records of Birds from Great Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands


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Great Nicobar Island is the largest island in the Nicobar group and this is the southernmost islands of this archipelago. The regular field surveys have been carried out as the major ecological studies on bird communities of this island. Recently, eight birds were sighted from this island which is first report to the Nicobar group of Islands.

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Avifauna, Distribution, Great Nicobar, New Record.
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Authors

C. Sivaperuman
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair – 744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
G. Gokulakrishnan
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair – 744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Abstract


Great Nicobar Island is the largest island in the Nicobar group and this is the southernmost islands of this archipelago. The regular field surveys have been carried out as the major ecological studies on bird communities of this island. Recently, eight birds were sighted from this island which is first report to the Nicobar group of Islands.

Keywords


Avifauna, Distribution, Great Nicobar, New Record.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i1.158273