{"id":77534,"date":"2025-12-12T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77534"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:55:01","slug":"pallass-gull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pallass-gull\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallas&#8217;s Gull"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pallas&#8217;s Gull Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rare migratory Pallas&#8217;s Gull was recently spotted in Jharkhand&#8217;s Udhwa Bird Sanctuary, marking its return after almost a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pallas&#8217;s Gull<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pallas&#8217;s Gull, also called the <\/span><b>Great Black-headed Gull<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>large bird species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the world&#8217;s largest black-headed gull and the <\/span><b>third-largest species of gull <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the family Laridae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pallas&#8217;s Gull <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>breeds in colonies in marshes and islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>southern Russia to Mongolia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>migratory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>wintering <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Mediterranean Sea,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Arabian Peninsula,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It prefers <\/span><b>wetlands, salt lakes, lagoons, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and slow-flowing <\/span><b>rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pallas&#8217;s Gull <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures 55\u201372 cm in length with a 142 to 170 cm wingspan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer adults are unmistakable, since no other gull of this size has a b<\/span><b>lack hood.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>adults <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have <\/span><b>grey wings and back,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with conspicuous <\/span><b>white &#8220;mirrors&#8221; at the wing tips.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>legs are yellow,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>bill <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>orangey-yellow with a red tip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all other plumages, a dark mask through the eye indicates the vestiges of the hood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pallas&#8217;s Gulls <\/span><b>feed on fish,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including dead fish. They also prey upon insects, crustaceans, reptiles, other birds, and small mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pallas&#8217;s Gull <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as <b>Least Concern under the <\/b>IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Sahebganj district of <\/span><b>Jharkhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>state&#8217;s only bird sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>comprises two interconnected wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Pataura Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Berhale Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are part of the<\/span><b> Ganga River floodplain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>surrounded by the Rajmahal Hills.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared a <\/span><b>Ramsar Site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports a diverse ecosystem with over 146 species of <\/span><b>birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including <\/span><b>endangered ones <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like the band-tailed fish eagle, <\/span><b>lesser adjutant stork, and common pochard.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also hosts a variety of<\/span><b> aquatic plants, fish, reptiles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and mammals, such as<\/span><b> fishing cats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>otters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">The sanctuary is an <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">important habitat within the Central Asian flyway,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attracting <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">migratory birds during the winter.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3727119-return-of-the-pallass-gull-a-decade-long-wait-ends-at-udhwa-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEVD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pallas&#8217;s Gull, also called the Great Black-headed Gull, is a large bird species. 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