Maguri Motapung Beel

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Maguri Motapung Beel
Maguri Beel.jpg
Maguri Motapung Beel in Tinsukia district of Assam
Maguri Motapung Beel is located in Assam
Maguri Motapung Beel
Maguri Motapung Beel
Maguri Motapung Beel is located in India
Maguri Motapung Beel
Maguri Motapung Beel
LocationNear to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Motapung Village, Tinsukia district, Assam, India
Coordinates27°34′36.2″N 95°23′42.9″E / 27.576722°N 95.395250°E / 27.576722; 95.395250Coordinates: 27°34′36.2″N 95°23′42.9″E / 27.576722°N 95.395250°E / 27.576722; 95.395250
Native nameমাগুৰি মটাপুং বিল  (Assamese)
Surface area9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi)[1]

Maguri Motapung Beel (also known as Maguri Motapung Bill, Maguri Bill and Maguri Beel) is a wetland and lake located near to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Motapung Village of Tinsukia district in Assam. Maguri Motapung Beel serve as natural home to wildlife and provide a source of livelihood to the local communities. [1][2]

Etmyology[edit]

Maguri is the local term for walking catfish and Motapung is the name of the nearby village. Beel or Bill means lake in Assamese language. [1]

Geography[edit]

Maguri Motapung Beel is approx. 9 km away from Tinsukia town and 50 km from Dibrugarh Airport. This lake is 3.8 km away from Guijan Ferry Ghat which is the gateway of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Maguri Motapung Beel is located in the south bank of the Dibru River and it connects Dibru River through a small channel and finally meets Brahmaputra River. [3] [4]

Avifauna[edit]

Ruddy marsh skimmer from Maguri Motapung Beel

Maguri Motapung Beel is a natural habitat to many varieties of birds. The lake is an important habitat for over 110 resident and migratory bird species, including eight listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List, such as the Swamp grass babbler, the ferruginous duck, the white-winged wood duck and the falcated duck. [1]

A rare Mandarin duck was spotted in 2021 in the wetland Maguri Motapung Beel for the first time in 118 years.[5]

See also[edit]

List of lakes of Assam

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Near the Baghjan Blowout, Assam's Critical Wetland Habitat Is Burning". The Wire (India). Retrieved 7 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Maguri Motapung: an asset lost to flames". Wetlands International. Retrieved 7 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Maguri Beel". Tezpur University website. Retrieved 7 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Avians attract tourists to beel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Explained: Why a rare duck has created a flutter in Upper Assam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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