For the first time, breeding nests of crab-plovers spotted at Great Vedaranyam Swamp
Crab-plover, a shore bird that lays eggs in self-excavated burrows, may soon be a resident species of the Indian subcontinent. Five burrow nests were found in an islet near Siruthalaikkadu of Great Vedaranyam Swamp, Tamil Nadu. Researchers found the species was initially believed to only breed in African eastern coast,…
The Hindu ·