Avifauna and Flora
An avifaunal survey of the Lake and its adjoining Nuro Sumdo wetland conducted in July 1996 revealed the following facts:
- Thirty-four species of birds included 14 species of water birds (some are pictured in the gallery) of which following are the vulnerable species
- Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) endangered.
- Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus)– only breeding ground in India
- Brown-headed Gulls (Larus brunnicephalus)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (rare)
- Ferruginous Pochard
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis (rare)
Read more about this topic: Tsomoriri Wetland Conservation Reserve
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“A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)