Rongali Bihu Bird Count 2024-Results

Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, is one of the three Bihu Bird Counts (BBC) held annually across Assam. Celebrated in April, it marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year, the agricultural calendar’s start, and the spring season.Traditional folk dances, feasting, and cultural performances create a vibrant and joyful atmosphere during the festival. This time also coincides with the arrival of summer and the breeding season for many local birds. The BBC celebrates Rongali Bihu by documenting this wide variety of birds, particularly those that breed in Assam. Here’s a summary of the Rongali Bihu Bird Count 2024 (13- 16 April, 2024).

Every day, at least 31 birdwatchers from Assam came together for the 4 days of Rongali Bihu (60 birdwatchers on Day 2!) Together, they documented an impressive 352 bird species across 359 checklists. Participants hailed from 19 different districts across Assam.

Click PDF to view the result info-graphic presented below.

Rongali Bihu Bird Count 2024 Results presented in an infographic format

Among the species reported were the following classified as High Conservation Priority in the ‘State of India’s Birds Report‘- Swamp Francolin, Pale-capped Pigeon, Bengal Florican, Greater Adjutant, Jerdon’s Babbler, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Olive-backed Pipit, Slender-billed Babbler, and Osprey.

The enthusiasm extended beyond Assam’s borders, with participants from two other Indian states, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, joining the effort. Even more remarkably, four checklists were contributed from Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo!

Thanks to all birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts from across the country who made this event a success. A special shout out to all those who took this opportunity to conduct public bird walks and introduce new people to the wonders of birds and nature! We would like to thank all coordinators and members from the Assam Bird Monitoring Network (ABMN) and their partners, for this remarkable achievement!

Table 1: Total number of lists uploaded from districts

Region Name	Day1	Day2	Day3	Day4	All Days
Tinsukia	43	38	17	9	107
Sonitpur	23	26	8	6	63
Baksa	29	12	0	2	43
Kamrup Metropolitan	9	5	11	14	39
Golaghat	2	14	6	1	23
Dibrugarh	10	2	0	4	16
Lakhimpur	8	0	0	7	15
Biswanath	2	1	8	2	13
Nagaon	3	0	6	0	9
Nalbari	4	1	1	0	6
Dhemaji	4	0	1	0	5
Jorhat	2	1	1	1	5
Kamrup	2	0	2	0	4
Sivasagar	3	0	1	0	4
Cachar	0	1	0	1	2
West KarbiAnglong	2	0	0	0	2
Charaideo	1	0	0	0	1
Goalpara	0	1	0	0	1
Morigaon	0	1	0	0	1

Table 2: Total number of species reported from districts

Region Name	Day1	Day2	Day3	Day4	All Days
Tinsukia	141	171	152	131	239
Baksa	159	151	0	27	192
Sonitpur	139	97	46	48	164
Golaghat	30	107	58	19	135
Kamrup Metropolitan	61	67	89	40	132
Dibrugarh	83	18	0	37	103
Nagaon	40	0	44	0	72
Lakhimpur	30	0	0	44	59
Biswanath	25	10	48	11	51
Sivasagar	42	0	26	0	51
Nalbari	44	13	13	0	49
Cachar	0	32	0	29	46
Kamrup	35	0	21	0	46
Jorhat	15	17	18	23	33
Goalpara	0	32	0	0	32
West KarbiAnglong	31	0	0	0	31
Dhemaji	21	0	5	0	26
Charaideo	15	0	0	0	15
Morigaon	0	6	0	0	6