Lesser Florican is a beautiful bird, endemic to India and classified as endangered species in IUCN list. This bird can be sighted at Shokaliya from July to September in Shokaliya grassland near Ajmer, Rajasthan. Apart from Shokaliya, Lesser Florican can also be seen in Madhya Pradesh, near Ratlam. We, Mr. Sharad Agrawal, Vijendra Prakash Parmar…
August month in Rajasthan is special for birding because of Lesser Florican in Shokhaliya Village in Nasirabad in Rajasthan. Nasirabad is near Ajmer which is well conencted by trains from many cities of India. Some one has used Shokaliya as the spelling in Google maps, so if some one is searching Shokhaliya, which is commonly…
The elusive Lesser Floricans, which disappear from Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh after breeding in the monsoon, will now be tracked with the help of satellite transmitters. A first-of-its-kind scientific experiment by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will soon begin in Sonkhliya in Ajmer, where about 200 birds can be spotted at the moment.…
Shokaliya is grassland near Nasirabad, Ajmer in Rajasthan. Its size is supposed to be of 138 square kilometer. There are forest land as well as private land and forest land are not contagious. Shokalya is famous among birders for lesser florican which appear during rainy season from July to September. We went to Shokaliya on…
