Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30,July Suppl Issue, 2024

Page Number: S204-S206

FIRST RECORD OF MARECASTREPERA (LINNAEUS, 1758) FROM AN ABANDONED COAL MINED LAKE OF EASTERN COAL FIELDS, INDIA

Santanu Gupta and Aparajita Mukherjee

Abstract

Here we report occurrence of the migratory species Marecastrepera (Linnaeus, 1758) commonly known as Gadwall from a freshwater pitlake of Eastern Coal Fields, India. The very first pictures (in recent times) are presented with a note on potential threatto its new habitat and possibilities of future research on this species in abandoned coal mined lakes.