Rajasthan’s state bird and it is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world.

Need To Know

  • Ecological Habitat: Grasslands
  • Threats: Electrocution with power transmission lines, Hunting and Habitat loss
  • Protection Status:
    • IUCN Staus: Critically Endangered
    • CITES: Appendix1
    • Convention on Migratory Species (CMS): Appendix I
    • Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule 1
Desert National Park

  • It is located in the Thar Desert and is one of the key habitats of the Great Indian Bustard
  • It is one of the largest national parks in India.

 

Source: The Hindu