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Name |
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Lesser florican |
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Scientific Name |
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Sypheotides indica |
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Size |
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Kharmor (46-51 cms) |
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Habitat |
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Tall grass land and standing fields of cotton, millets |
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Identification |
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Sandy buff, Mottled and streaked with blackish etc. |
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Status |
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Migratory |
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Distribution |
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The greater part of the Indian plains |
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Food |
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Green shoots, grain, seeds, beetles etc. |
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Nest |
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July-October, ground nest |
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Eggs |
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3-4, Olive brown |
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Endangered |
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Terrestrial |
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Uncommon |
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Rarely seen in Sailana Kharmor Sanctuary, Ratlam and Old record in Kanha |
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