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Amur Falcon ‘Chiuluan 2’ reaches Gujarat after 3,100 km nonstop flight

Amur Falcons migrate from breeding grounds in eastern Asia to wintering grounds in southern Africa. To fuel up for their big open-water crossing which is the Indian Ocean, Amur Falcons stop over for 2 months in Doyang Dam Reservoir, Nagaland (INDIA)

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Picture credit: Manipur Forest Department/ WII

Picture credit: Manipur Forest Department/ WII

The satellite transmitter fitted Amur Falcon Chiuluan 2 has finally arrived in Gujarat. The approximate travel distance from departure from Somalia to coming close to Bharuch in Gujarat was 3100 km and Chiuluan 2 covered this distance in 67 hours nonstop flight.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Hitler Singh from Manipur forest department said, "Based on the data received today our falcon fueled by strong winds flew at a speed of 55 km/hr in the last leg of the oceanic crossing and covered a distance of 1000 km in little more than 18 hours and entered Gujarat at 2 am today morning near Somnath and continued its nonstop flight and crossing Khambat flew past Bharuch and Ankleshwar and has not landed as per last received data."

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