<h5>Which critically endangered bird was sighted recently?</h5><p>A Yellow-breasted Bunting, which is a critically endangered bird species, was sighted recently at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This bird species is often found in the Himalayas, as well as in East and Central Asia. This bird was sighted in Gujarat for the second time and the first time at Nal Sarovar, a wetland.</p><p>Tourist guides Shabbir and Latif Belim and tourists Roopa and Ramchandra from Bengaluru made the extraordinary discovery of this bird. This bird was first sighted in Gujarat in 2019 at the Pariege Lake.</p><h5>Which organisation has declared the bird species as endangered?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/critically-endangered-bird-sighted%2FBird%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=296b10ed-e627-4052-8e12-01c2bcfcdf32"><figcaption>A Yellow-breasted Bunting. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</figcaption></figure><p>The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified the Yellow-breasted Bunting as critically endangered due to its rapidly falling population.</p><h5>What does this sighting show us?</h5><p>Generally, red-headed and black-headed buntings migrate to India over the winter. However, the Yellow-breasted Bunting does not normally spend its winter in Gujarat. So, this sighting is extremely unusual and has gotten birdwatchers excited.</p><p>Finding this species at Nal Sarovar highlights how diversified the area's biodiversity is and highlights its importance as a habitat for various bird species.</p><p>Seeing the Yellow-breasted Bunting at Nal Sarovar emphasises the importance of conserving the region. With habitats everywhere under threat from humans and climate change, the discovery highlights the importance of protecting our environment for the survival of all species.</p>

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