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New mascot for National Games is Goa’s State bird, flame-throated bulbul
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- Goa’s State Bird flame-throated bulbul, also called the Rubigula, was chosen as the mascot of the 36th National Games to be held in Goa.
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- About Rubigula or Flame-throated Bulbul:
(1) It is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds(birds of a large order distinguished by having feet that are adapted for perching, including all songbirds).
(2) Found only in the forests of Western Ghats in southern India.
(3) They are olive backed with yellow undersides, a triangular orange-red throat and a white iris that stands out against the contrasting black head.
(4) IUCN Status: Least Concern
(5) It is a bird of forest that is only rarely seen at the edges of forests or inside coffee plantations.
(6) The nest is a small cup, placed in undergrowth from 1 to 3 metres from the ground level and is usually made of yellowing leaves bound with cobwebs and can easily be mistaken for a wind-blown accumulation of dry leaves.
Sources
The Hindu