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Bird of the Day: Bugun Liocichla

/ Gururaj Moorching / 1 Comment
Bugun Liocichla by Gururaj Moorching - Organikos

Classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List-one of India’s most rare birds

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh

The Bugun Liocichla was discovered only in 2006 by Dr. Ramana Athreya, an astrophysicist and birder, at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India — making it one of the most recently described bird species in the world.
Conservation Importance
The discovery highlights the biodiversity significance of Eaglenest Sanctuary, leading to community-based conservation efforts.
The local Bugun tribe collaborates with conservationists to protect the bird and its habitat, making it a model for eco-community conservation, and the bird species a symbol of conservation success in India.
Found nowhere else on Earth, the Bugun Liocichla is endemic to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. Its known population of 15-20 individuals is limited to just a few square kilometers around Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.