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In Bihar, Rajgir hills and wildlife areas are not lone attracting tourists from crossed the state and the world, but besides drafting implicit 100 antithetic taxon of birds including migratory birds from Europe and Central Asia.
During this wintertime season, the fig of visiting birds — particularly migratory birds — has been recorded arsenic the highest truthful acold which is evident from the 2 vertebrate surveys conducted by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change section successful and astir Rajgir Zoo Safari, Nature Safari, and adjoining wildlife sanctuary.
An authoritative of the section connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) said that the archetypal survey was conducted successful February 2025 portion the 2nd 1 was carried retired successful December 2025. The surveys amusement that the Rajgir elevation portion is location to an highly affluent and divers assortment of vertebrate species.
The authoritative further said that a full of 109 antithetic taxon of birds including 29 migratory birds were recovered successful the archetypal signifier of survey carried retired successful February 2025 portion the fig of antithetic taxon of birds roseate to 135 including migratory birds the fig of which accrued to 33 successful the 2nd signifier of survey successful December 2025.
The archetypal signifier of survey recovered the beingness of Central Asia migratory warblers’ taxon specified arsenic Sulphur bellied warbler, yellow-browed warbler, Tickell’s leafage warbler. Not lone this, the beingness of Indian vulture and griffon vulture amusement that Rajgir hills person go an important sanctuary for endangered taxon of birds.
In different survey of December 2025, the fig of migratory birds accrued to 33. The astir important uncovering was the sighting of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk which was the astir noteworthy.
The authoritative asserted that this vertebrate was observed successful Nalanda territory for the archetypal clip which proves that the scenery of Rajgir is connected to planetary migratory vertebrate routes extending from Europe and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.
Other important wintertime migratory taxon included the Scaly Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Tickell’s Thrush, Indian Pitta, Large Hawk-Cuckoo, and Siberian Stonechat.
In addition, important birds of prey specified arsenic the Himalayan Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Crested Hawk-Eagle, and Crested Serpent Eagle, on with migratory raptors similar the Long-legged Buzzard and Eurasian Kestrel, were besides recorded successful the survey.
Warbler diverseness has emerged arsenic a large item of this survey. A full of 11 warbler taxon were recorded crossed paddy fields, marshy wetlands, reed-covered areas, scrublands, and wood edges.
These included the Booted Warbler, Paddy tract Warbler, Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Tickell’s Leaf Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Hume’s Warbler, and Clamorous Reed Warbler.
This diverseness indicates the precocious situation heterogeneity, steadfast insect availability, and comparatively debased levels of chemic contamination successful the area.
Rajgir Zoo Safari Director Ram Sundar M. said that these findings item the ecological value of the Rajgir wildlife sanctuary, which provides a harmless wintertime refuge for some migratory and nonmigratory vertebrate species. Safari guides are fixed grooming to place migratory birds truthful that they tin stock amended accusation astir these birds with tourists, helium added.
Continuous ungraded and moisture conservation initiatives undertaken by the Forest section person accrued h2o levels successful reservoirs, creating perfect situation conditions for migratory birds, Sundar M. said.
He added that Rajgir Zoo Safari is present not lone focused connected mammals and ample wildlife but besides the chirping and melodious calls of birds further heighten the quality of this landscape.
