Birds of the Sundarban

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TSundarban is an undisturbed sanctuary for more than 300 out of 700 birds in Bangladesh'she Sundarban is famous for the Bengal Tiger, not the birds. However, Sundarban is thewealthiest bird kingdom of all the forests in Bangladesh, which is also true. The


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There is no end to the curiosity about exactly how many species of birds there are in theSundarban. Ignoring the enormity of environmental adversity and human indiscretions, how
many birds survive, what birds migrate in this forest, and which breed here in the
Sundarban. Individuals or a small number of organizations have made observations,research, and statistics on Birds of the Sundarban. Although there are periodic censuses
of tigers, crocodiles, and dolphins in the Sundarban, there has never been a single censusof birds.


The number of birds in the Sundarban is said to be from various unconfirmed sources.Some say there are 230 species of birds in the Sundarban. According to some, there are
270 species.
In 2013, an influential journal called ‘Rediscovering Sundarban: The Mangrove Beauty ofBangladesh’ was published. Bangladesh's top wildlife expert and the chief wildlife expert


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