Pacific golden plover

• With its breeding habitat at Arctic Tundra extending from Alaska in the U.S. to Russia, the bird usually migrates during winter to South Asia.
• IUCN status: Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

• lso known as Brahminy duck. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia.
• IUCN Status: Least Concern

Gadwall

• The gadwall is found extensively in North America and breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic, and central North America. It is rarely found in India.
• IUCN status: Least Concern

Why in the news?

• Birdwatchers have spotted the above mentioned birds for the first time in Nanjarayan Tank, in Coimbatore.
• The migratory birds will arrive from various parts of the world to the tank from the first week of October and depart by the end of March the following year.

References:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_shelduck
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_golden_plover
3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/three-new-bird-species-spotted/article34239887.ece
4. http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/pacific_golden-plover