Gurgaon: seen from rare winter migrant birds, marble ducks, bird fans who jerked on Tuesday.
It was seen by a birdder of the Delhi agency on the wetland of Mandhoti Jhajjar.
This species is considered ‘vulnerable’ globally by the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) because of a population reduction caused by habitat and hunting destruction.
This species from Europe, where it breed in the summer.
Birders said it rarely came to Delhi-NCR and last seen in Jhajjar in 2014.
“I saw it near the water at Mandhoti Wetland on Tuesday.
This was the first time after 2014 that I got a photo of a bird.
They rarely happen in the region, “Rakesh Ahwawat said from Delhi Bird Society, who saw the bird.
He added that when he first saw the bird, it was sitting close to water.
“When the bird is alone, I click on the image to identify it.
This is the first sighting of birds in Haryana after eight years.
I have seen the last species last time too, and many birders from opposite Delhi-NCR came to see it.” Marmaronetta Angustirostris) It is known to breed in three very specific areas – Eastern and Western Mediterranean and Iran.
Species breed in lowlands, shallow fresh waters.
This is a medium-sized duck which was previously raised in large quantities in the Mediterranean region but is now limited to several sites, according to Birders.
“Before 2014, this species was seen in Sultanpur in 1990.
Very rare in the region.
It has been seen in Gujarat and Rajasthan before, but we are the last East Observation point for this species,” said Pankaj Gupta, another Birder of Delhi Bird Society.
According to the Department of Wildlife Haryana, this duck consumes fish and water plants.
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They are white gray and have a big head and mild eye spots, which distinguish it from other ducks.