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Grey Pelican
The spot-billed pelican (''Pelecanus philippensis'') or gray pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Iran across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes. At a distance they are difficult to differentiate from other pelicans in the region although it is smaller but at close range the spots on the upper mandible, the lack of bright colours and the greyer plumage are distinctive. In some areas these birds nest in large colonies close to human habitations. Taxonomy The spot-billed pelican was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the other pelicans in the genus '' Pelecanus'' and coined the binomial name ''Pelecanus philippensis''. Gmelin based his description on "Le pélican des Philippines" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bannerghatta National Park
Bannerghatta National Park is a national park in India, located In Bengaluru and Ramanagara District, Karnataka. It was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974."Bannerghatta National Park" Karnataka.com Accessed 23 May 2014. In 2002, a small portion of the park became a zoological garden, the Bannerghatta Biological Park. There are ancient temples in the park for worship and it is a destination for trekking and . Within the national park area are six rural villages enclosed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Spot or SPOT may refer to: Places * Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States * The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia * South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse People * Spot Collins (1922-1996), American football player and coach * Jack Comer (1912–1996), Polish-born English gangster nicknamed "Spot" * Jerry Chamberlain (known as "Spot"), the guitarist for the rock group the Swirling Eddies * Scott Draves (known as "Spot"), digital artist and VJ * Spot (producer), Glenn Michael Lockett (1951–2023), house producer and engineer for the label SST Records * Spot (rapper) (born 1987), American rapper * Moondog Spot, a ring name for professional wrestler Larry Booker Advertising * Radio spot, an over-the-air advertisement * TV spot, a televised advertisement * Underwriting spot, an announcement made on public broadcasting outlets, especially in the United States, in exchange for funding Animals * Spot, a dog that re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
K K Neelakantan
Kavassery Kailasam Neelakantan (15 April 1923 - 14 June 1992) better known by his pen name Induchoodan, was a leading Indian ornithologist. He is widely regarded as a pioneer of the environmental movement in Kerala for popularizing bird study through his books written in Malayalam. Early life Neelakantan was born in 1923 in his mother's home at Mongombu, a village in Alleppy district. His father Kailasam Ayyer belonged to Kavassery near Alathur, Palghat District. As his father was a veterinary surgeon in the Mysore Government Service, his early schooling was in Karnataka. The rest of his schooling was done in ASMMHSS Alathur & Devakotai in Tamil Nadu. He studied for Intermediate in the Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode and for the B.A. (Hons) in English literature in the Madras Christian College (1941–44). Career He started his career in early 1944 as a tutor in The American College in Madurai. From here he was transferred to the Loyola College Madras, then to Rajamund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km2 of lake area and 302 km2 of total Ramsar designated wetland). 15 kilometers away from Eluru and 65 km from Rajamahendravaram, the lake is located between the Krishna River, Krishna and Godavari river deltas. Kolleru Lake is located in the Eluru district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru rivulets, and is connected to the Krishna and Godavari irrigation systems by over 67 major and minor irrigation canals. This lake is a major tourist attraction. Many birds migrate here in winter, such as Siberian crane, ibis, and painted storks. The lake was an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory birds, including the grey or spot-billed pelican (''Pelecanus philippensis''). The lake was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in November 1999 under India's Wildlife Protecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
