First record of Chinese pond Heron Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte, 1855) from Uttarakhand, India

Authors

  • Kiran Bisht
     Nature Guide, Corbett Landscape, Kotdwar – 246149, Uttarakhand
  • Shariq Safi
     Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002, Uttar Pradesh
  • Vivek Rawat
     Naturalist, Ramnagar – 244715, Uttarakhand
  • Himanshu Tiruwa
     Senior Naturalist & Conservationist, Corbett Landscape, Ramnagar – 244715, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v124/i2/2024/172708

Keywords:

Chinese Pond Heron, First Record, Uttarakhand, Vagrant

Abstract

The present study reports the first-ever record of the Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus from Uttarakhand state. Earlier studies reported that the species is vagrant in India and has been observed in Rajasthan and a few other south Indian states recently.

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Published

2024-12-12

How to Cite

Bisht, K., Safi, S., Rawat, V., & Tiruwa, H. (2024). First record of Chinese pond Heron <i>Ardeola bacchus</i> (Bonaparte, 1855) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 124(2), 209–211. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v124/i2/2024/172708

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Volume 124, Issue 2, 2024

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