Journal of Animal Diversity

Journal of Animal Diversity

Field identification of long-distance migratory pipits in West Bengal state, India

Authors
Suman Pratihar 1
Niloy Mandal 1
Kaushik Deuti 2
1 Department of Zoology, Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidalaya, Keshpur, West Bengal, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata-700016, West Bengal, India
10.52547/JAD.2020.2.4.6
Abstract
In this study we document the consistent presence of the long distant migrant pipits including, Blyth’s Pipit, Tawny Pipit, Tree Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, and Richard’s Pipit in the district of West Midnapore (Paschim Medinipur) in West Bengal state, India. We confirm via photography the record of Blyth’s and Tawny Pipits for the first time in this part of the world.
Keywords
Identification
migration
new record
Pipits
species
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Journal of Animal Diversity
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Cover photo: The Eastern Green Lizard, Lacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952 from Malkara, Tekirdag Province, Turkey. Photo by Muammer Kurnaz, 30 May 2014.
Autumn 2020
Pages 59-63