Red-headed vulture.

• Red Headed vulture was spotted in India after a gap of 2 decades in Delhi’s Bhatti mines.
• Red-headed vulture is also known as Asian King Vulture or Pondicherry Vulture.
• It was extensively found in the Indian Subcontinent but their population was drastically reduced by diclofenac poisoning.
• IUCN Status: Critically Endangered Species.
• Scientific name: Sarcogyps calvus.

Noble’s Helen Butterfly

• Noble’s Helen, a swallowtail butterfly disappearing from its previously known ranges has been sighted in India for the first time.
• Species was recorded at Namdapha National Park of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Park is named after Namdapha river that flows in a North-South direction of Park.
• Butterflies are considered vital indicators representing state of biodiversity and key ecosystem functions.
• Distribution: Myanmar, Yunnan and Hubai regions of China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.