Drastic Decline In Numbers Of Lesser Floricans

The Lesser Florican is amongst the smallest bustards of the world with up to a kg of adult body weight and it is found largely in grasslands.

The Lesser Florican is amongst the smallest bustards of the world with up to a kg of adult body weight and it is found largely in grasslands.

"The last systematic survey of this species was conducted by late Ravi Sankaran, an eminent ornithologist, in 1999. This study has been undertaken with an aim to update the status of the Lesser Florican and its habitat in North-Western India (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh) as recorded earlier by Sankaran,'' one of the researchers at WII G S Bhardwaj said. Read the full report here.

Source: Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN,  Velavadar (Bhavnagar).