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The chinkara is protected in Iran and Pakistan. [2] It occurs in over 80 protected areas in India. [8] In January 2016, the Government of Karnataka issued a notification to establish a sanctuary especially for chinkara in the Yadahalli village in the Bagalkot district of the state. This region shelters a major population of chinkara. [9]
The white eye ring of the male is narrow above the eye and the neck is all black in the male and the white on the underside is largely restricted to the belly in both males and females. The black leg stripe is well defined and reaches all along the leg. A. c. rajputanae Zukowsky, 1927, known as the northwestern blackbuck, occurs in northwestern ...
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
Like most ducks, it is sexually dimorphic. [16] The male has a chestnut-coloured head and neck, a black breast and tail, and a pale grey body, marked with fine vermiculations. His bill is dark grey, with a wide blue-grey band across the middle. His iris is yellow-orange to red, growing brighter in the breeding season. [15]
Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary also popularly known as Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary or Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary [1] [2] notified as such in April 1981 and subsequently denotified in 1995 with reduced area, is a unique eco-system near Narayan Sarovar in the Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India.
The centre is a protected Chinkara breeding centre and tourist attraction located in 60 acres (24 ha) of undeveloped mixed forest. The centre started in 1985 with 10 animals, and as of April 2013 [update] had 66 animals (22 males, 44 female and two young). [ 2 ]
The eastern spot-billed duck is darker and browner than the Indian spot-billed duck; its body plumage is more similar to the Pacific black duck. It lacks the red bill spot, and has a blue speculum. [14] [15] Both males and females undergo a complete postnuptial moult, dropping all their wing feathers simultaneously. [14]
Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary (119 km 2) was declared as a sanctuary mainly to protect blackbucks.It comprises two unconnected portions, an eastern and a western bit. The sanctuary has a core zone of 14.87 km 2 and a buffer-cum tourism zone of 104.13 km 2.