'Hanuman Plover' - New bird species discovered in Sri Lanka

Colombo (News 1st); Researchers at the University of Colombo discovered a new species of bird.
The discovery was made by Dr. Sampath Seneviratne from the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences at the University of Colombo, Professor Yang Liu from China, and under-graduate research student Jude Janitha Niroshan.
Dr. Sampath Seneviratne said the new bird (Shore Bird), was located from the shoreline of Sri Lanka close to Mannar, Jaffna, and Hambantota District wetlands as well as the Chain of Islands from Mannar to Koneswaram, India.
He said the wetlands are critically important for migrant birds and breeding birds in Sri Lanka as well as the shorebirds.

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