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Status and distribution of White-winged Black Tit Parus nuchalis in Kachchh, Gujarat, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

S. A. Hussain ,
S. Asad Akhtar  and
J. K. Tiwari
S. A. Hussain
Affiliation:
Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Bombay 400 023, India
S. Asad Akhtar
Affiliation:
Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Bombay 400 023, India
J. K. Tiwari
Affiliation:
Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Bombay 400 023, India
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The White-winged Black Tit Parus nuchalis is an endemic Indian species threatened by the destruction of its Acacia scrub forest habitat. Historical and recent unpublished records are here combined to provide a new assessment of its disjunct range. Only three records exist from its southern area of distribution; against this, there were 27 sightings of up to four individuals between 1976 and 1991 at 14 localities in Kachchh. The species urgently needs measures to preserve its habitat, and particularly its nest trees.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 115 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1992

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