Lesser florican  (Sypheotides indicus)

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Glossary

Coverts: Small feathers concealing the bases of larger flight feathers, usually on the wings or tail.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Incubation: The act of incubating eggs, that is, keeping them warm so that development is possible.
Mantle: In birds, the wings, shoulder feathers and back, when coloured differently from the rest of the body.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. BirdLife International (September, 2008)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  3. CITES (April, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Youth, H. (2002) The bustards: puffing, jumping, running towards oblivion. ZooGoer, 31 (2): 1.
  5. Grewal, B., Harvey, B. and Pfister, O. (2002) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
  6. Gadhvi, I.R. (2003) Monitoring nesting sites of lesser floricans (Sypheotides indica) in and around Blackbuck National Park, Gujarat. Zoos' Print Journal, 18 (7): 1135 - 1142.
  7. Sanctuary Asia (September, 2008)
    http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/takeaction/detailcampaign.php?cid=25
  8. Rahmani, A.R. (2006) Need to start Project Bustards. Bombay natural History Society, Mumbai.