Record no.1652026-07-13 17:30 JST

July 8, 2026 — The lone bird standing in the village river turned out to be nearly extinct.

A critically endangered white-bellied heron was recorded in Haa, Bhutan, confirming the species in all five of the country's major river basins.

🇧🇹 Sangbaykha, Haa, Bhutan

In the Sangbaykha area of Haa district in western Bhutan, a white-bellied heron, Ardea insignis, was recorded on June 27, the first ever in the Amochhu river basin. The white-bellied heron is classified as Critically Endangered. With this record, the bird's presence has now been confirmed in all five of Bhutan's major river basins. The state-owned newspaper Kuensel called it a historic milestone in Bhutan's conservation journey. Sangbaykha is a dungkhag, a sub-district, of Haa, and the recording site lies in the Amochhu basin. Kuensel reported it on July 8.

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“The lone bird standing in the village river turned out to be nearly extinct.” — kuenselonline.com — https://thunderhead.news/en/record/the-lone-bird-in-the-village-river-was-critically-endangered.html
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