28) Pied Cuckoo Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Pied Cuckoo ?
A
It is a bird with Black and white plumage with a fancy crest on the head
2
Q
Context ?
A
Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has decided to study the migration of this bird as a part of IBIN project
3
Q
How are they studying the migration ?
A
By tagging the bird with Satellite transmitters
4
Q
IUCN status ?
A
Least Concern
5
Q
What is IBIN project ?
A
Indian Bio resource Information Network project is a larger project of Dept of Biotechnology
It is proposed to be uniquely placed as a single portal data provider on India’s bio resource
