A team of scientists from Bombay Natural HISTORY Society (BNHS), Mumbai, while exploring the high-altitude coniferous forests ofArunachal Pradesh, has recorded a rarespeciesofbirdwhich has been identified as the Three-banded Rosefinch after detailed observations.
The bird was recorded on February 8, 2021, but the team some took time for confirmation. We recently published this finding in the journal Indian Birds. Our team is conductingintensive surveysof finches across the Eastern Himalayas as a part of an ongoing study funded by Oracle.
So far 1,340 bird species have been reported from India and with the advent of technology and enthusiast birders reaching remote areas of the country, several species are being reported each year.