A hitherto unrecorded sighting of the Common Pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India

A hitherto unrecorded sighting of the Common Pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India

The Common Pochard <em>Aythya ferina</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) is recorded for the first time in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. As this species is recorded in other parts of Tamil Nadu, a brief sightings and distribution map is also specified.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samidurai Jayakumar, Subramanian Muralidharan, Santhanakrishnan Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Common Pochard
distribution
sighting
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1625
Description
Summary:The Common Pochard <em>Aythya ferina</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) is recorded for the first time in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. As this species is recorded in other parts of Tamil Nadu, a brief sightings and distribution map is also specified.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907

Similar Items