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'''Maguri Motapung Beel''' (also known as '''Maguri Motapung Bill''', '''Maguri Bill''' and '''Maguri Beel''') is a [[Wetland|wetland]] and [[Lake|lake]] located near to [[Dibru-Saikhowa National Park]] and Motapung Village of [[Tinsukia district]] in [[Assam]]. Maguri Motapung Beel serve as natural home to wildlife and provide a source of livelihood to the local communities. <ref name=thewire>{{Cite web|url=https://science.thewire.in/uncategorised/baghjan-oil-blowout-maguri-motapung-beel-wetlands/|website=[[The Wire (India)]]|title=Near the Baghjan Blowout, Assam's Critical Wetland Habitat Is Burning|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://south-asia.wetlands.org/news/maguri-motapung-an-asset-lost-to-flames/|website=Wetlands International|title=Maguri Motapung: an asset lost to flames|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Etmyology==<br />
''Maguri'' is the local term for [[Walking catfish|walking catfish]] and ''Motapung'' is the name of the nearby village. ''[[Beel]]'' or ''Bill'' means [[Lake|lake]] in [[Assamese language]]. <ref name=thewire/><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Maguri Motapung Beel is approx. 9 km away from [[Tinsukia]] town and 50 km from [[Dibrugarh Airport]]. This lake is 3.8 km away from Guijan Ferry Ghat which is the gateway of the [[Dibru-Saikhowa National Park]]. Maguri Motapung Beel is located in the south bank of the Dibru River and it connects Dibru River through a small channel and finally meets [[Brahmaputra River]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tezu.ernet.in/dba/new/Tourism%20Resources/Destinations/Natural%20Beauty/Maguri.htm|website=[[Tezpur University]] website|title=Maguri Beel|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/avians-attract-tourists-to-maguri-motapung-beel/cid/1736755|website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|title=Avians attract tourists to beel|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Avifauna==<br />
[[File:Ruddy marsh skimmer from Maguri beel Assam JEG9684.JPG|thumb|[[Scarlet skimmer|Ruddy marsh skimmer]] from Maguri Motapung Beel ]]<br />
Maguri Motapung Beel is a natural habitat to many varieties of birds. The lake is an important habitat for over 110 resident and migratory bird species, including eight listed as threatened on the [[IUCN Red List]], such as the [[Swamp grass babbler]], [[Ferruginous duck|the ferruginous duck]], [[White-winged duck| the white-winged wood duck]] and [[Falcated duck|the falcated duck]]. <ref name=thewire/><br />
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A rare [[Mandarin duck]] was spotted in 2021 in the wetland Maguri Motapung Beel for the first time in 118 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-a-rare-duck-has-created-a-flutter-in-upper-assam-7187927/|website=[[Indian Express Limited|The Indian Express]]|title=Explained: Why a rare duck has created a flutter in Upper Assam|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
[[List of lakes of Assam]]<br />
==References==<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Tinsukia district]]<br />
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]</div>imported>Nalbarian