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2023-11-02 Miscellaneous

73.

Which is the only shorebird that lays eggs in self-excavated burrows on sandbanks?

Bengal Florican

Ruddy turnstone

Crab-plover

Willet

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Crab-plover, the only shorebird that lays eggs in self-excavated burrows on sandbanks, might soon be called a resident species of the Indian subcontinent as their unique breeding sites have been recorded at Great Vedaranyam Swamp near Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu.