Rare migratory bird sighted in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj bird sanctuary

Pallas's Gull, a rare migratory bird, has been sighted after nearly a decade at Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Jharkhand, signaling positive biodiversity. Officials highlighted protection under the Wildlife Protection Act and ongoing conservation measures against threats

Sahibganj: A rare migratory bird, Pallas’s Gull, also called the Great Black-headed Gull, has been sighted in Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district after nearly a decade, officials said on Thursday.

The bird was noticed on Wednesday evening, the official said.

“A juvenile Pallas’s Gull (biological name Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) was noticed by bird watchers on Wednesday evening at the Udhwa Bird Sanctuary, which is the state’s only Ramsar site and eastern India’s only bird sanctuary,” Sahibganj, Divisional Fore