Thousands of migratory birds have started taking to wings after spending the winter months in the sanguine environment of Kashmir's myriad water bodies.These avian visitors come every year from far off Russian Siberia, North China, Central Asia .
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The rare bird was sighted in the lake of the sanctuary.
According to a source, a trustee of Mangalajodi Conservation and Tourism Trust, Madhu Behera, spotted the bird when he was roaming in the sanctuary. He also clicked some photographs of the Falcated Duck in his mobile phone.
The scientific name of this bird is Anas falcata. These birds are generally seen in Siberia, Mongolia, China and Japan.
In February 2015, this bird was spotted at Samal barrage in Odisha’s Talcher.
Mangalajodi is located at the northern edge of Chilika Lake in Khurda district. In the year 2020 many new birds have migrated to Mangalajodi.