What is the news?
Mount Victoria Babax bird was recently seen for the first time in 25 years in Phawngpui National Park.
Where is Phawngpui National Park?
Phawngpui National Park is located in Mizoram. It gets its name from highest peak of Mizroam called as Phawngpui Peak.
The peak is the highest point (at 2,157m) of the Mizo or Lushai Hills which are part of the Arakan Mountain range along the India-Myanmar border.
About Mount Victoria Babax bird
Bird Count India has ranked the Mount Victoria Babax as the eighth rarest bird species in India among the 20 on their list.
They belong to the family of singing bird and they are named after the highest mountain in Chin state of Myanmar (Mount Victoria).
This species is restricted almost exclusively to the Arakan Mountains in western Myanmar and they are also sometimes spotted in Mizoram as it shares border with Myanmar.
Another bird that is found only in the Lushai Hills in Mizoram and the Chin Hills of Myanmar is the Chin Hills Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis oatesi).
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