Important Facts For Prelims
Flame-Throated Bulbul
- 03 Feb 2020
- 1 min read
Why in News
- The flame-throated bulbul, also called the Rubigula (State bird of Goa), has been chosen as the mascot of the 36th National Games.
- The 36th National Games will be held between October 20 and November 4 in the year 2020.
Flame-Throated Bulbul
- The Flame-throated Bulbul is endemic to southern peninsular India where it is locally distributed in southern Andhra Pradesh, eastern Karnataka, Goa, Orissa, eastern Kerala and northern Tamil Nadu.
- The Flame-throated Bulbul prefer habitats like rocky, scrub-covered hills mostly in the Eastern Ghats and central peninsular India but also in some places in the Western Ghats.
- IUCN status: Least Concern
- India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: It is a Schedule – IV bird.
Schedules under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- Schedule I and part II of Schedule II provide absolute protection - offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties.
- Species listed in Schedule III and Schedule IV are also protected, but the penalties are much lower.
- Schedule V includes the animals which may be hunted.
- The specified endemic plants in Schedule VI are prohibited from cultivation and planting.
