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More In Detail (Part 7)

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 Hi readers! I  am back with  part 7. today we will see about Munsiyari, Chilika Lake, Agumbe, Rann of  Kutch. Munsiyari It is a hill station and lies at the base of the great  Himalayan  mountain range.  A part of the administrative region of Munsiyari is located in the  Gori   river  basin. As of May 2014 a total of 319 birds  have been recorded, constituting a quarter of India's  birds .  Species richness  apart, the Gori river basin harbours many rare,  endemic , globally threatened and  endangered bird species , including many of the evolutionarily older birds on the Indian Subcontinent. The region has been designated by  Birdlife International  as an  Important Bird Area . Chilika lake Chilika Lake  is a lake , spread over the  Puri ,  Khurda  and  Ganjam  districts of  Odisha  state on the  east coast  of  India.  It is the largest wintering ground for  migratory birds  on the  Indian sub-continent . The lake is home to a number of  threatened  species of plants and animals.