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The Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill (Rynchops albicollis) is one of the three species that belong to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. They are somewhat tern-like but like other skimmers, have a short upper mandible and the longer lower mandible that is ploughed along the surface of water as the bird flies over the water to pick aquatic prey.
The skimmers, forming the genus Rynchops, are tern-like birds in the family Laridae. The genus comprises three species found in South Asia , Africa , and the Americas . They were formerly known as the scissorbills .
[6] [5] This sanctuary is a breeding ground for the rare and vulnerable bird species Indian skimmer. The breeding of Indian Skimmers indicates that the sanctuary could be an Important Bird Area. [5] The number of gharials in the sanctuary had been declining steadily due to the disappearance of the male population.
As videos of his aquatic interactions with one particular gator – a 10-foot, 250-pound charmer named Casper – spread on the internet, Gillette felt he was on to something big.
National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km 2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area in northern India for the protection of the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Endangered Ganges river dolphin.
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Valmik Thapar (born 1952) is an Indian naturalist, conservationist and writer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television. [ 3 ]