{"id":110392,"date":"2026-06-29T13:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=110392"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:12:40","slug":"hargila-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hargila-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Hargila Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hargila Bird Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister of India shared about the efforts of thousands of rural women who stepped forward to save the \u2018Hargila Bird\u2019 \u2013 known as the \u2018Hargila Army\u2019 in Assam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hargila Bird<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a large strikingly looking member of the <\/span><b>stork family.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Greater Adjutant Stork.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inhabits wetlands, shallow lakes, drying lake beds, and freshwater flooded forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is residing only in the states of <\/span><b>Assam and Bihar of India and in Cambodia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are usually seen singly or in small groups as they stalk about in shallow water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>breed during winter in colonies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that may include other large waterbirds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are <\/span><b>omnivorous birds.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although they are mainly scavengers, they also prey on frogs and large insects and will also take birds, reptiles, and rodents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It includes the loss of nesting and feeding habitat through the draining of wetlands, pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>IUCN:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Near Threatened\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule IV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/pm-narendra-modi-to-address-nation-in-mann-ki-baat-on-june-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hargila Bird is a large strikingly looking member of the stork family. 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