Q. Which of the following is not a bird?
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[A] Golden Mahseer

[B] Indian Nightjar

[C] Spoonbill

[D] White Ibis

Answer: A
Notes:
  • Mahseer roughly translates as mahi fish and sher tiger; it is also referred as tiger among fish. It is a large cyprinid and known to be the toughest among the fresh water sport fish. Golden Mahseer lives in fast-moving waters, inhabiting hill streams with a rocky and stony substrate. They can be found in temperatures between 5°C and 25°C. The Golden Mahseer inhabits the Himalayan foothills, the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins and can also be found down south in the Balamore, Cauvery, Tambraparini, and Kosi Rivers.
  • The Indian nightjar species are nocturnal birds with long pointed wings and short legs.
  • Spoonbill is any member of six species of long-legged wading birds that constitute the subfamily Plataleinae of the family Threskiornithidae (order Ciconiiformes), which also includes the ibises. Spoonbills are found in estuaries, saltwater bayous, and lakes.
  • White Ibises are large wading birds with football-shaped bodies. They are found in  freshwater marshes, coastal estuaries, mangroves, flooded pastures, mudflats, and swamps.

Source:

https://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/priority_species/threatened_species/golden_mahseer/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/spoonbill

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White_Ibis/id

https://forumias.com/blog/big-golden-mahseer-to-small-kudremukh-barb-freshwater-fish-are-richly-diverse/

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