Context: Around 250 Indian Skimmers, which has been included in the IUCN Red list of endangered species, were sighted in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in a day during the Asian Waterbird Census-2023.
About Indian Skimmer:
The Indian skimmer also known as Indian scissors-bill(Rynchops albicollis) is one of the three species that belong to the skimmer genus Rynchops.
They are mainly found in rivers or estuaries.
It is found in southern Asia, where it is patchily distributed and declining in numbers.
Distribution: At present, the last strongholds of the Indian Skimmer are India and Bangladesh.
