Mangrove Pitta Bird

Mangrove Pitta Bird

The first mangrove pitta bird census was conducted in two coastal districts of Odisha (Kendrapara and Jagatsingpur).

About Mangrove Pitta Bird

• Can be found in a few pockets of eastern India, including Odisha’s Bhitarkanika and West Bengal’s Sundarbans.
• The bird is a ground forager (an animal that searches widely for food) and tree rester that primarily inhabits coastal mangrove forests in India.
• The IUCN  has categorized and evaluated the species and has listed it as “Near Threatened”.
• Are found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia.
•  They are bio-indicator of the health of mangrove forests, which are crucial to maintaining ecological balance in coastal areas.

About Census 

• Census was conducted using a point count method.
• The highest concentration of these birds was found in the mangroves near the Mahipura river mouth inside the Bhitarkanika National Park.

Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements about Mangrove Pitta Bird
1. It is not found anywhere in India
2. Its IUCN status is Near Threatened.

Choose the correct code:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. b)

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