Mundia

Mundia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mundia had a population of 6,242. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mundia has an average literacy rate of 42%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 51%, and female literacy is 32%. In Mundia, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Another meaning

Mundia is a village in Todabhim tahsil of Karauli district of Rajasthan with a pin of 322254.

References

Coordinates: 9°13′00″N 1°51′00″W / 9.2167°N 1.8500°W / 9.2167; -1.8500

Ascension crake

The Ascension crake (Mundia elpenor) is an extinct flightless bird that previously lived on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was declared extinct by Groombridge in 1994; BirdLife International confirmed this in 2000 and 2004. It is a member of the family Rallidae.

The bird was endemic to Ascension Island. Numerous subfossil bones of the bird have been found; Peter Mundy made a sketch of it in 1656. It most likely lived in the near-desert areas of the island and primarily ate sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) eggs. It is probable that it became extinct after rats were introduced to the island in the 18th century, but it may have survived until the introduction of feral cats in 1815.

The bird was regarded by Storrs Olson as a relative of Atlantisia rogersi, but recent analysis (Bourne et al., 2003) has shown that the differences between the two are greater than previously appreciated. The new genus Mundia (named after the discoverer Peter Mundy) was created in 2003.