The largest endangered bird in India is

Vulture

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Flamingo

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Great Indian Bustard

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The correct option is C Great Indian Bustard
The Great Indian Bustard is a most endangered species of bird found only in India and adjoining region. Bustard is one of the largest flying species of bird with weight up to 15 kg and about 1 m tall from the ground. Due to heavily hunting and habitat loss, the bird is disappearing from the many regions of India. It is the state bird of Rajasthan.

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Q. Identify the fauna from the options based on the following information thereof.

It is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. It is a tall bird with long legs and a long neck. Feathers on the top of the head are black in males whereas females possess a smaller black crown on the top of the head. It inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands on the Indian subcontinent. Its largest populations are found in the Indian state of Rajasthan. By 2011, its population decline was so severe that the IUCN classified the species as critically endangered.

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