New Delhi: In a rare appearance, Birders have seen black eagles in Delhi after three years.
Experts call this a rare phenomenon in Aravalis, which in their words is “one of the least researched ecosystems in the world”.
One of the top predators, Black Eagle is a hunter and not a scavenger species found in the hills of East and Western Ghats and Himalayan Hill’s feet.
Birds that are almost entirely black that can grow up to 81 cm, this bird has a gray yellow bird with black tip and yellow legs.
It was first seen in Delhi in 2012.
Since then, the bird looks only 5-6 times in the city and neighboring areas.
“This is a very rare eagle to see here.
Last seen here was in January 2019 at Asola Bhatt Wildlife Sanctuary.
The bird first saw this season at Sanjay Van in November last year,” said Sohail Madan from Bombay Natural History.
Experts say this is a good sign for ecology and research problems to preserve Aravalis.
“This is an important finding.
When the black eagle is a hunter, it means getting food and the environment that is conducive here.
Most are in the ghats thick rainforest.
It was seen about 10 years ago in this region.
This means arabacalis is more important than expected .
This is one of the least studied ecosystems in the world, “said KS Gopi Sundar, scientists at the Nature Conservation Foundation and chair with IUCN, Stork, Ibis and Spoepbill Specialist group.
“Because the nearest Ghats are hundreds of kilometers, it is possible that there are connectivity between them and Aravalis or Himalayan hills.
There may be some rich patches in Aravalis.
Recently, some rare birds and butterflies are seen in this region, which It is a call to preserve this ecosystem, “Sundar added.
Sambhav Jain and Harshul Thareja, who saw the eagle, confirmed that they had to get identified images.
“We saw a teenager who perched on prosopises while returning from Asola in January 4.
We saw one again on January 12.
We got photographs identified by experts because we confused them with more eagles and eagles of the empire Big because.
Black eagle rarely happens in this region, “Jain said, a Birder based in Delhi.