Pallid Fish Eagle

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Recently, a survey conducted jointly by the State Forest Department and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed rare nesting of Pallid Fish Eagle in Corbett Tiger Reserve.

About Pallid Fish Eagle

• It is also known as Pallas’s sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle.
• It can be seen near lakes, marshes and large rivers, from lowlands to 5,000 metres of elevation.
• Food: It feeds primarily on fish, but many other prey are part of its diet.
• It breeds usually near water in a large nest placed in a tall tree.
• It is partially migratory, with Central Asian birds wintering among the southern Asian birds in northern India, and also further west to the Persian Gulf.
• Distribution: It is found in the east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia,China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. 
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List: Endangered
• Threats: Humans contribute to the decline of this species through habitat degradation, pollution, and draining or overfishing lakes.

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Key Facts about Corbett Tiger Reserve

• It is located on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
• It was originally established as Hailey National Park in 1936.
• It is not only the first national park in India, but also the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
• Terrain: The terrain is undulating with several valleys. The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.
• It is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.
• Vegetation: North Indian tropical moist deciduous forests and tropical dry deciduous forests. In general, the vegetation comprises sal and mixed forests, interspersed with grass lands and riparian vegetation.

Source: New India Express