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Which is the smallest migratory bird to travel from Arctic region to India :

Which is the smallest migratory bird to travel from Arctic region to India : Correct Answer Little Stint

Concept:

Migration :

  • The organism can "move away temporarily from the stressful habitat to a more hospitable area and return when the stressful period is over". Or in other words 
  •  "The phenomenon of movement of a species from its own habitat to some other habitat for a particular time period every year for a specific purpose like -   feeding & breeding."
  • Every winter the famous Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur) in Rajasthan hosts thousands of migratory birds coming from Siberia and other extremely cold northern regions.

Explanation

  • The smallest migratory bird - Little Stint Weighing as low as 15 grams, from the Arctic region travel over 8000 km to reach India.

Migration is common among birds.

  • Birds migrate in search of - food, shelter, and reproduction.
  • Examples of Migratory Bird include - Flamingos, Cuckoo, Black-crowned Night Heron, Asian Koel.

Additional Information

  • Some birds such as - Pintail Duck, Curlews, Flamingo, Osprey, and Little Stint migrate to our country in the winter season every year. 

  • The Arctic tern has the longest migration journey of any bird, it flies from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic and back again each year, a distance of at least 19,000 km (12,000 mi), giving it two summers every year.

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