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Great Stone Plover
The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (''Esacus recurvirostris'') is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia. Taxonomy The great stone-curlew was formally described in 1829 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier and given the binomial name ''Oedicnemus recurvirostris''. The type locality is Nepal. The specific epithet ''recurvirostris'' combines Latin ''recurvis'' meaning "bent backwards" with ''-rostris'' meaning "-billed". The species is now placed in the genus ''Esacus'' that was introduced in 1831 to accommodate the great stone-curlew by the French naturalist RenĂ© Lesson. Published in 8 ''livraisons'' between 1830 and 1831. For dates see: The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The great thick-knee is a large wader at 49–55 cm, and has a massive 7 cm bill with the lower mandible with a sharp angle giving it an upturned appearance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambal River
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state. It is a legendary river and finds mention in ancient scriptures. The perennial Chambal originates at Janapav, south of Mhow town, near Manpur, Indore, on the south slope of the Vindhya Range in Madhya Pradesh. The Chambal and its tributaries drain the Malwa region of northwestern Madhya Pradesh, while its tributary, the Banas, which rises in the Aravalli Range, drains southeastern Rajasthan. It ends a confluence of five rivers, including the Chambal, Kwari, Yamuna, Sind, Pahuj, at Pachnada near Bhareh in Uttar Pradesh state, at the border of Bhind and Etawah districts. The Chambal River is considered pollution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
