Rajni Trivedi*

Mangaldeep Apartment, Ahmedabad, India

*Corresponding Author: Rajni Trivedi, Mangaldeep Apartment, Ahmedabad, India.

Received: June 07, 2024; Published: September 27, 2024

Abstract

Present observation carried out to explore diversity and abudancy of Solitary snipe Gallinago solitaria in Nal Sarovar Birds Sanctuary and adjusted wetland. In this article going to introduce large sized solitary snipe G. solitaria observed and surrounding wetland during 28^th Oct 2012 to 10^th Jan 2024. Observation area where surveyed by spot-out feeding and roosting site of snipe. Highest abudancy and diversity were recorded during December. Most off birds were probably adult, only one or two birds were juvenile in rufous-brown, blackish-brown plumage.

 Keywords: Solitary Snipe; Gallinago Solitaria; Sarovar Birds Sanctuary

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Citation

Citation: Rajni Trivedi. “Important records of Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria from Nal Sarovar Birds Sanctuary, Central Gujarat, India". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.10 (2024): 32-35.

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Copyright: © 2024 Rajni Trivedi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.