Gurgaon: Sighting of a rare winter migrant bird, marbled duck, thrilled bird aficionados on Tuesday. It was sighted by a birder from the Delhi Bird Society in Jhajjar’s Mandhoti wetland.

The marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a rare species native to Europe, the Mediterranean, and parts of Iran. It typically breeds in shallow freshwater wetlands during summer.

GURUGRAM: In a first, a marbled duck alighted in the Bhindawas wetland on Friday. Bhindawas, which got the Ramsar tag last year, lies on the western migratory route of birds, but the marbled duck ...

Overall, about 7.2 percent of the total population of aquatic and waterside birds were included in the IUCN Red List. A total of 39,275 birds, including Dalmatian pelican, lesser white-fronted goose, ...

Often, sightings of rarely seen animals are promising breakthroughs for endangered species, like the Spanish marbled duck in Europe and Darwin's frogs in Chile.

Marbled Duck The Marbled duck is a rare species with pale grey-white feathers. Found in Europe and the Middle East, it prefers freshwater habitats. Image Credit: Canva ...

Among the aforementioned species, slender-billed curlew and demoiselle crane are critically endangered. White-headed duck and Dalmatian pelican are in danger of extinction, the marbled duck, eastern ...

“Since 1950, we have seen the disappearance of the Black Vulture, Lesser Kestrel, Marbled Duck, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Dipper and, as recently as the 1980s, the Eastern Imperial Eagle,” the ...