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Mangrove pitta bird census
April 20 , 2023
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- The first-ever census of mangrove pitta birds was carried out in Kendrapara and Jagatsingpur districts of Odisha.
- 179 such birds were sighted during the census.
- The highest concentration of the birds has been found in the mangroves near the Mahipura river mouth inside the Bhitarakanika National Park.
- Mangrove pitta birds are a nearly threatened species found in few pockets of eastern India.
- It includes Odisha’s Bhitarakanika and West Bengal’s Sundarbans.
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