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Samaguri Beel
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| Samaguri Beel | |
|---|---|
| Pokhi Tirtha (Bird Pilgrimage) | |
 Ropeway at Samaguri Beel | |
  Samaguri Beel  Samaguri Beel | |
| Location | Samaguri, near Nagaon, Nagaon district, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°25′25.4″N 92°51′39.7″E / 26.423722°N 92.861028°ECoordinates: 26°25′25.4″N 92°51′39.7″E / 26.423722°N 92.861028°E |
| Native name | চামগুৰি বিল (Assamese) |
Samaguri Beel (also known as Pokhi Tirtha or Bird Pilgrimage) is a ox-bow shaped (U-shaped) wetland and lake located near to Nagaon of Nagaon district in Assam. This lake is formed by the abandoned path of the Kolong River.[1][2]
Etmyology[edit]
Samaguri Beel is popularly known as Pokhi Tirtha. Pokhi Tirtha is the Assamese term for Bird Pilgrimage. Varieties of species of migratory bird visit this lake during winter.[1]
Avifauna[edit]
Varieties of species of migratory bird visit Samaguri lake during winter, such as Lesser whistling duck, Fulvous whistling duck, Ferruginous pochard, Whiskered tern, Cotton pygmy goose, Cinnamon bittern, Grey-headed lapwing etc. This lake is a natural habitat to many varieties of birds, too; such as Bronze-winged jacana, Indian Pond Heron, Oriental Darter, Cattle Egret, White-throated kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Grey-headed swamphen, Common Moorhen, White-breasted waterhen, Little Egret, Osprey, Little Cormorant, Asian openbill etc.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Places of Tourist interest in Nagaon". Nagaon District website. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Beels – The saviour of Nature". Blog-Government of India. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Water theme park in bird paradise - Samaguri Beel set to become tourism centrepiece of Nagaon". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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