Spiny Babler in Ilam District

Spiny babler (Kade Bhyakur) is endangered bird of the world is found in the forest of Jamuna VDC. This bird is from the Timaliidae family and is beautiful in gray colour. It is also called "Kade Vyakur" in Nepali. It is a rare species of bird found only in Nepal. It is a medium sized bird with a sharp beak and is quite shy an elegant and spectacular brown bird. Though the ‘Spiny Babbler” doesn’t has its name on extinction but because of it scarce nature, it must be protected and should be given special attention. A genuine fact about “Kande Bhyakur; Spiny Babbler” is it was thought to be extinct for over centuries but later it suddenly came under everyone’s attention when “Sidney Dillon Ripley”, an American ornithologist came to know about its existence.