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RAHANE & BRAMHANKAR: Black-legged Kittiwake 69 Oxford University Press. Pp. i–xlii, 1 l., 1–737, 752 ll. Altmann, J., 1974. Observational study of behaviour: sampling methods. Behaviour 49: 222–267. Bannerman, D. A., 1939. The birds of tropical West Africa: with special reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria. London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies. Choudhury, A., 1987. Notes on the distribution and conservation of Phayre’s leaf mon- key and Hoolock gibbon in India. Tigerpaper 14 (2): 2–6. Deepak, R., Sivaperuman, C., & Raghunathan, C., 2011. Commensalism in Greater Rack- et-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis) with Long tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa) in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Abstracts: National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Conservation Science”. AVC College, Mannampandal, Tamilnadu. Ganesh, T., 1993. A silent association. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 89 (3): 374. Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., & Inskipp, T., 1998. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. 1st ed. London: Christopher Helm, A & C Black. Pp. 1–888. Gupta, A. K., & Kumar, A., 1994. Feeding ecology and conservation of the Phayre’s leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei) in Northeast India. Biological Conservation 69: 301–306. Gupta, A. K., 1997. Importance of forestry plantations for conservation of Phayre’s Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei) in north-east India. Tropical Biodiversity 4 (2): 187–195. Menon, V., 2003. A field guide to Indian mammals. Delhi: Dorling Kindersley. Pp. 201. Molur, S., Jones, D. B., Dittus, W., Eudey, A., Kumar, A., Singh, M., Feroz, M. M., Chalise, M., Priya, P., & Walker, W., 2003. Status of South Asian primates: conservation as- sessment and management plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003. Coimbatore: Zoo Outreach Organisation /CBSG-South Asia. Pp. viii+432. Mukherjee, R. P., 1982. Phayre’s leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei Blyth, 1847) in Tripura. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79: 47–56. Rasmussen, P. C., & Anderton, J. C., 2005. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide: attri- butes and status. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. Vol. 2 of 2 vols. Pp. 1–683 (592–593). Roonwal, M. L., & Mohnot, S. M., 1977. Primates of South Asia: ecology, sociobiology, and behavior. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. Satischandra, S. H. K., Kudavidanage, E. P., Kotagama, S. W., & Goodale, E., 2007. The benefits of joining mixed-species flocks for Greater Racket-tailed Drongos Dicrurus paradiseus. Forktail 23 (August): 145–148. Srivastava, A., 1999. Primates of Northeast India. Bikaner, India: Megadiversity Press. Styring, A. R., & Ickes, K., 2001. Interactions between the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus and woodpeckers in a lowland Malaysian rainforest. Forktail 17: 119–120. Veena, T., & Lokesha, R., 1993. Association of drongos with myna flocks. Are drongos benefitted? J. Biosciences (Bangalore) 18 (1): 111–120. T he Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla is a gull (Laridae) found mainly in North America and Europe. It breeds along coastlines or inlands in the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is common near fishing ports and colonies near the sea. It winters at sea, ranging across much of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans (del Hoyo et al.1996; Svensson et al.2009). Grimmett et al. describe it as a vagrant to the Indian Subcontinent. During a birding visit to the coast of Maharashtra on 24 November 2012, at Akshi in Alibag district, Maharashtra (18°36’8’’N, 72°53’53’’E), we spotted an odd looking gull [55], standing alongside a group of Lesser Sand Plovers Charadrius mongolus and Greater Sand Plovers C. leschenaultii. It resembled a juvenile Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica at first sight. Unsure of its identity we took a few photographs for later. The bird had a prominent black collar, dark primaries, and a black band across median coverts, dark ear spot, dark legs and thin looking beak and different structure. A literature search (Grimmett et al. 2011; Kazmierczak 2000) did not help in identification. An online search on www.orientalbirdimages.org yielded a clue with the first image of the Black-legged Kittiwake by Sujan Chatterjee, which he reported on 30 November 2012 from Assam. I compared his image to ours and found great similarity. Referring to Svensson et al. (2009) and Avibase, an online checklist database, we confirmed the species’ identity. Apart from Chatterjee’s record, we found only one other image by Mark Newsome of the Kittiwake from 2005 in Goa. We found no other records from India, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the second record of the Black-legged Kittiwake from India and first from Maharashtra. Acknowledgements We would like to thank Adesh Shivkar and Saurabh Sawant for confirmation of identification. References AVIBASE: www.avibase.bsc-eoc.org Chatterjee, S., 2012. URL: http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=bird species&Bird_ID=966&Bird_Image_ID=68197 Accessed on 30 November 2012. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J., (eds.) 1996. Handbook of the birds of the world. Volume 3. Hoatzin to Auks. 1st ed. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Vol. 3 of 16 vols: Pp. 1–821. Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., & Inskipp, T., 2011. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press & Christopher Helm. Pp. 1–528. Kazmierczak, K., 2000. A field guide to the birds of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. 1st ed. New Delhi: Om Book Service. Pp. 1–352. Newsome, M., 2005. URL: http://orientalbirdimages.org/photographers.php?p=2&actio n=birderimages&Bird_Image_ID=10480&Birder_ID=388 Accessed on 30 Novem- ber 2012. Svensson, L., Mullarney, K & Zetterstrӧm, D. 2009. Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press. First record of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla from Maharashtra, India Chinmay Rahane & Siddhesh Bramhankar Rahane, C., & Bramhankar, S., 2013. First record of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla from Maharashtra, India. Indian BIRDS 8 (3): 69 Chinmay Rahane, M-4, Sankul Condominium, Erandwane, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, India. Email: [email protected] Siddhesh Bramhankar, c/o S. K. Wani, 4-Swapnasiddhi, Rane Nagar, Khudane Road, Nizampur, Taluka Sakri, Dhule 424305, Maharashtra, India. Email: [email protected]. Manuscript received on 13 January 2013. 55. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla in Akshi, Maharashtra.
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Rahane & BRamhankaR: Black-legged Kittiwake 69
Oxford University Press. Pp. i–xlii, 1 l., 1–737, 752 ll.Altmann, J., 1974. Observational study of behaviour: sampling methods. Behaviour 49:
222–267.Bannerman, D. A., 1939. The birds of tropical West Africa: with special reference to
those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria. London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies.
Choudhury, A., 1987. Notes on the distribution and conservation of Phayre’s leaf mon-key and Hoolock gibbon in India. Tigerpaper 14 (2): 2–6.
Deepak, R., Sivaperuman, C., & Raghunathan, C., 2011. Commensalism in Greater Rack-et-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis) with Long tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa) in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Abstracts: National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Conservation Science”. AVC College, Mannampandal, Tamilnadu.
Ganesh, T., 1993. A silent association. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 89 (3): 374.Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., & Inskipp, T., 1998. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. 1st ed.
London: Christopher Helm, A & C Black. Pp. 1–888.Gupta, A. K., & Kumar, A., 1994. Feeding ecology and conservation of the Phayre’s
leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei) in Northeast India. Biological Conservation 69: 301–306.
Gupta, A. K., 1997. Importance of forestry plantations for conservation of Phayre’s Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei) in north-east India. Tropical Biodiversity 4 (2): 187–195.
Menon, V., 2003. A field guide to Indian mammals. Delhi: Dorling Kindersley. Pp. 201. Molur, S., Jones, D. B., Dittus, W., Eudey, A., Kumar, A., Singh, M., Feroz, M. M., Chalise,
M., Priya, P., & Walker, W., 2003. Status of South Asian primates: conservation as-sessment and management plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003. Coimbatore: Zoo Outreach Organisation /CBSG-South Asia. Pp. viii+432.
Mukherjee, R. P., 1982. Phayre’s leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei Blyth, 1847) in Tripura. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79: 47–56.
Rasmussen, P. C., & Anderton, J. C., 2005. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide: attri-butes and status. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. Vol. 2 of 2 vols. Pp. 1–683 (592–593).
Roonwal, M. L., & Mohnot, S. M., 1977. Primates of South Asia: ecology, sociobiology, and behavior. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
Satischandra, S. H. K., Kudavidanage, E. P., Kotagama, S. W., & Goodale, E., 2007. The benefits of joining mixed-species flocks for Greater Racket-tailed Drongos Dicrurus paradiseus. Forktail 23 (August): 145–148.
Srivastava, A., 1999. Primates of Northeast India. Bikaner, India: Megadiversity Press.Styring, A. R., & Ickes, K., 2001. Interactions between the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus and woodpeckers in a lowland Malaysian rainforest. Forktail 17: 119–120.
Veena, T., & Lokesha, R., 1993. Association of drongos with myna flocks. Are drongos benefitted? J. Biosciences (Bangalore) 18 (1): 111–120.
The Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla is a gull (Laridae) found mainly in North America and Europe. It breeds along coastlines or inlands in the North Pacific and Atlantic
oceans, and is common near fishing ports and colonies near the sea. It winters at sea, ranging across much of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans (del Hoyo et al.1996; Svensson et al.2009). Grimmett et al. describe it as a vagrant to the Indian Subcontinent.
During a birding visit to the coast of Maharashtra on 24 November 2012, at Akshi in Alibag district, Maharashtra (18°36’8’’N, 72°53’53’’E), we spotted an odd looking gull [55], standing alongside a group of Lesser Sand Plovers Charadrius mongolus and Greater Sand Plovers C. leschenaultii. It resembled a juvenile Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica at first sight. Unsure of its identity we took a few photographs for later. The bird had a prominent black collar, dark primaries, and a black band across median coverts, dark ear spot, dark legs and thin looking beak and different structure. A literature search (Grimmett et al. 2011; Kazmierczak 2000) did not help in identification.
An online search on www.orientalbirdimages.org yielded a clue with the first image of the Black-legged Kittiwake by Sujan Chatterjee, which he reported on 30 November 2012 from Assam. I compared his image to ours and found great similarity. Referring to Svensson et al. (2009) and Avibase, an online checklist database, we confirmed the species’ identity. Apart from Chatterjee’s record, we found only one other image by
Mark Newsome of the Kittiwake from 2005 in Goa. We found no other records from India, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the second record of the Black-legged Kittiwake from India and first from Maharashtra.
AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Adesh Shivkar and Saurabh Sawant for confirmation of identification.
ReferencesAVIBASE: www.avibase.bsc-eoc.orgChatterjee, S., 2012. URL: http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=bird
species&Bird_ID=966&Bird_Image_ID=68197 Accessed on 30 November 2012.del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J., (eds.) 1996. Handbook of the birds of the world.
Volume 3. Hoatzin to Auks. 1st ed. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Vol. 3 of 16 vols: Pp. 1–821.
Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., & Inskipp, T., 2011. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press & Christopher Helm. Pp. 1–528.
Kazmierczak, K., 2000. A field guide to the birds of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. 1st ed. New Delhi: Om Book Service. Pp. 1–352.
Newsome, M., 2005. URL: http://orientalbirdimages.org/photographers.php?p=2&action=birderimages&Bird_Image_ID=10480&Birder_ID=388 Accessed on 30 Novem-ber 2012.
Svensson, L., Mullarney, K & Zetterstrӧm, D. 2009. Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press.
First record of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla from Maharashtra, IndiaChinmay Rahane & Siddhesh Bramhankar
Rahane, C., & Bramhankar, S., 2013. First record of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla from Maharashtra, India. Indian BIRDS 8 (3): 69
Chinmay Rahane, M-4, Sankul Condominium, Erandwane, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, India. Email: [email protected] Bramhankar, c/o S. K. Wani, 4-Swapnasiddhi, Rane Nagar, Khudane Road, Nizampur, Taluka Sakri, Dhule 424305, Maharashtra, India.
Email: [email protected] received on 13 January 2013.
55. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla in Akshi, Maharashtra.
