Guwahati, May 11 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: A male Amur Falcon named Apapang, fitted with a radio tag in Manipur's Tamenglong district, has reached eastern Myanmar, officials said.

The bird completed an extraordinary migration journey, including a 4,750 km non-stop flight from Somalia to central India in nearly 95 hours.

The falcon is believed to have, on May 5, crossed the Arabian Sea without stopping, travelling directly from Somalia to India.

Suresh Kumar of the Wildlife Institute of India, who has been tracking the bird via satellite signals, confirmed on Sunday, May 10, that Apapang is now present in eastern Myanmar.

At Chiuluan village in Tamenglong district, three Amur Falcons, Apapang, Ahu, and Alang, were fitted with satell...