First Documentation of Bengal Florican <i>Houbaropsis bengalensis</i> from Bhairabkunda Reserve Forest Under Manas Tiger Reserve, India

Rangjalu Basumatary; Sunit KR. Das; Didom Basumatary; Jitul Kalita; Anupam Sarmah

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i10/170883

First Documentation of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis from Bhairabkunda Reserve Forest Under Manas Tiger Reserve, India

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Rangjalu Basumatary WWF India, Brahmaputra Landscape, Parvati Nagar, Tezpur 784001, Assam
Sunit KR. Das WWF India, Brahmaputra Landscape, Parvati Nagar, Tezpur 784001, Assam
Didom Basumatary WWF India, Brahmaputra Landscape, Parvati Nagar, Tezpur 784001, Assam
Jitul Kalita WWF India, Brahmaputra Landscape, Parvati Nagar, Tezpur 784001, Assam
Anupam Sarmah WWF India, Brahmaputra Landscape, Parvati Nagar, Tezpur 784001, Assam

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i10/170883

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