Tamil Nadu: Rare Little Stint arrive in Thoothukudi, Environmentalists flag habitat loss of migratory birds

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 8 (ANI): Flocks of the Rare Little Stint, a migratory bird species that travels vast distances from Siberia, have arrived in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday.

Smaller than a tennis ball, these remarkable birds undertake long-distance migrations, traversing continents to find suitable seasonal habitats in coastal stretches, salt pans, and marshlands.

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