Long-tailed thrush detected for first time in Chitwan National Park

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KATHMANDU, 24 March, 2021, (TON): Lamopuchchhare Chanchar, a type of bird in the family Turdidae with a long tail has been spotted interestingly on the riverside in Chitwan National Park.

The types of bird additionally called 'Since quite a while ago followed thrush' with the logical name Zoothera dixoni are found in subtropical or tropical clammy montane backwoods or tropical high-elevation shrubland as per ornithologists.

Administrator of Bird Association Society Sauraha Chitwan, Ramesh Chaudhary said that the Lamopuchchhare Chanchar bird, recently saw in Rara, Makalu Barun, Langtang National Park, Annapurna and Kanchenjunga Conservation Area has been found in Sauraha, Chitwan interestingly. With the discovery of the bird, Chitwan has now become the environment of 657 unique types of birds.

The bird species which is found at an elevation going from 1,500 meters to 4,000 meters had never been distinguished in Chitwan. The bird has been accounted for as a transitory animal types in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park.

The species of long-tailed thrush are found in Bhutan, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. A large number of tourists come to Chitwan National Park to see the birds as migratory birds come to Nepal from different countries to avoid the chilling cold. 

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