Q. With reference to weaver bird, consider the following statements:
1. Finn’s weaver bird is listed as “vulnerable” in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
2. The bird is primarily found in Terai grasslands in Uttarakhand and western Uttar Pradesh, apart from a few pockets in Assam.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Finn’s weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus) bird, numbering less than 500 in India, which until now was listed as “vulnerable” in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List has been uplisted to “endangered” category.
Statement 2 is correct.
Source: TOI
