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| Long-tailed Skua/Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Panchami Manoo Ukil |
| Location : | River Mahanadi at Munduli, Odisha, India |
| Date : |
15 October 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Longtailed Skua, Parasitic Jaeger, Arctic Jaeger, Buffon's Jaeger, Gull-Teaser, Whip-Tail |
| Bird Family : | Stercorariidae - Skuas & Jaegers |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | The super storm Phailin, which hit the Odisha coast on 12th October 2013
swept in some pelagic birds into the inlands. On the afternoon of
13/10/2013 Umakanta Biswal and Subhendu Bhattacharya sighted [this bird] in the waters of the River Mahanadi at Munduli, about 15 kms away from
Bhubaneswar. These birds were sighted until 16/10/2013. - PMU
Ref:
Ukil, P. M., & Karuthedathu, D., (2014) Wind-blown pelagic birds from Odisha, India. Indian BIRDS 9(3): 74–76 |
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