Migratory Pallas’s Gull Larus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773): a new record from Sikkim, the eastern Himalaya, India

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Published: Oct 26, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2123.8.12.9449-9453
Keywords:
Bird migration, Central Asian Flyway, Cholamu Lake, East Asian - Australasian Flyway, Pallas’s Gull, Sikkim, Singtam Valley.

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Santosh Sharma
Avian Biodiversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology & Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249404, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-0606
Dinesh Bhatt
1,2 Avian Biodiversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology & Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249404, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-2448

Abstract

The present study documents the first sightings of the migratory Pallas’s Gull at two different locations (Cholamu Lake and Singtam Valley) in the eastern Himalayan state of Sikkim in India.  We recommend that long term surveys are required to determine and establish the distribution and status of the species in the state.

 

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Vol. 8 No. 12 (2016)
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Author Biography

Santosh Sharma, Avian Biodiversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology & Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249404, India

Studied the vegetation of Gangtok during Master's degree. Studied forest fires of Sikkim during M.Phil. Joined as a Research Scholar(JRF and SRF) in the Watershed Processess and Management(WPM) theme of the G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim unit. Nowadays, engaged in PhD on Avian Community Structure in the East Sikkim district, Eastern Himalaya, India.

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