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Migratory ducks and protected wetlands in India

April 1, 2017

India is the most important wintering ground for migratory ducks in the Central Asian Flyway. Because of its latitudinal and climatic extent, the country provides a diversity of wetland habitats for migratory ducks (Ali & Ripley 1978). India is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of about 3.3 million km2 or 2.4% of the world’s land-area. Mainland India stretches nearly 3200 km from north to south (6° to 36° N), and 3000 km from west to east (68° to 98° E). Given this huge geographical extent, migratory ducks wintering in the southern part of the country need to refuel at several wetlands before they cross the Himalayas on their way to the breeding areas in Central Asia and Siberia.

Publication Year 2017
Title Migratory ducks and protected wetlands in India
DOI 10.1017/9781316335420.028
Authors Tsewang Namgail, John Y. Takekawa, Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran, Taej Mundkur, Ponnusamy Sathiyaselvam, Diann J. Prosser, Tracy McCracken, Scott H. Newman
Publication Type Book Chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Index ID 70196350
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center