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A Mottled Wood Owl peering from behind a tree branch at night, its large dark eyes glowing in the dim light. The intricate patterns on its feathers blend seamlessly with the surroundings.

Nocturnal Bird Count Protocol in the Western Ghats

A standardised protocol for nocturnal bird monitoring in India’s forests helps researchers and forest departments study owls and frogmouths during night surveys. Originally designed for the Western Ghats, this scientific methodology can be adapted for forest areas across Peninsular India.

Pied Kingfisher on SoIB 2023 report

State of India’s Birds 2023 Summary

SoIB 2023 report assessess the conservation status of 942 species. This report is largely based on 30 million observations contributed by over 30,000 birdwatchers across India.

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State of India’s Birds 2020 Report Summary

The State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB 2020) is a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort that evaluates the overall...

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A White-bellied Minivet perched on an acacia branch with delicate green leaves and sharp thorns, set against a soft, blurred background. The bird has striking black, white, and orange plumage.

April 2025 eBirding Challenge

Complete the challenge by uploading 20 eligible checklists, recording at least 5 different species, and submitting 10 rated audio recordings.

Arid desert landscape with sandy dunes, sparse vegetation, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Frontier Enigma: Unveiling India’s Mythical Woodpecker

Read about Harish Thangaraj and Sudhir Paul’s remarkable journey in finding one of India’s rarest woodpeckers, hidden in a rugged, arid landscape near fortified borders—an area rarely explored by birders.

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February 2025 eBirders of the Month

Congratulations to the 429 eBirders who met the Feb 2025 eBird challenge. Special congratulations to Rozan Dhungel for winning this challenge!

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2025—Preliminary Results

The 13th edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2025 in India concluded with remarkable success, with 6,612 eBirders documenting 1,084 bird species across the country. Participation peaked on Day 3 with 3,956 observers, and for the first time, Brazil tied with India for the third-highest number of species recorded globally. This year’s event featured over a thousand bird walks, participation from every state and union territory, and an estimated 5,000+ new enthusiasts introduced to birdwatching. Complete results will follow in April 2025.

Bunting Count

Join the 3rd edition of Bunting Count where Asian countries are teaming up to monitor buntings for conservation. The goal is to raise awareness and conduct baseline studies on key bunting sites..

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01 October 2024 1 Oct 2024 - 30 April

Poila Baisakh Bird Count 2025

Watch and count birds from anywhere in West Bengal on 12th to 15th April 2025!

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12 April 2025 12 April - 15 April

Himalayan Bird Count 2025

Join the 2025 Himalayan Bird Count on 10th May! Help document bird diversity across the majestic Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Bhutan through this collaborative citizen-science initiative.

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10 May 2025 All day

Endemic Bird Day 2025

Join the 2025 Endemic Bird Day on 10th May! This special day is dedicated to documenting South Asia's 236 unique endemic and near-endemic bird species..

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10 May 2025 All day
Great Backyard Bird Count 2025—Preliminary Results

Great Backyard Bird Count 2025—Preliminary Results

The 13th edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2025 in India concluded with remarkable success, with 6,612 eBirders documenting 1,084 bird species across the country. Participation peaked on Day 3 with 3,956 observers, and for the first time, Brazil tied with India for the third-highest number of species recorded globally. This year’s event featured over a thousand bird walks, participation from every state and union territory, and an estimated 5,000+ new enthusiasts introduced to birdwatching. Complete results will follow in April 2025.

Bird Atlases

A bird atlas is a citizen science project intended to map the distribution and abundance of a region’s birds. In an atlas project, the region of interest is typically divided into cells that are often subdivided into smaller cells, a design that can ensure uniform sampling in space by volunteer birdwatchers.

ID Articles

A series of articles to help with the identification of difficult birds.

Identifying Waders: Part 1

In the first part of the series related to identifying waders, we try and tackle an often misidentified group consisting of the Tringa sandpipers.

Leafbirds – Golden-fronted, Jerdon’s and others

By Ramit Singal There are four species of leafbirds (also known as chloropsis) found in India and they never fail to enthral a birder. Each of them is largely green, slender in build, with a medium-length tail and the habit of dwelling in the top or mid-canopy....

Red breasted Flycatcher photographed by Fareed Mohammad

Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher ID

By Tarun Menon and Ashwin Viswanathan  This article is available in Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi  Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher are three very similar looking flycatchers belonging to the Ficedula genus. Initially, all three were considered to be...

Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks

By Ramit Singal Hopefully, you've had some practice over the past month(s) in telling apart larks from pipits. In this article, we'll try and give some tips to tell between 3 different groups of larks and the species within these groups. We'll start with the...

Identifying Paddyfield Pipits

The Paddyfield Pipit is resident across most parts of the country and this is an excellent time of the year to familiarise oneself with the most common pipit of the region.

Cormorants Clarified

By Ramit Singal Ever seen a V-shaped flock of black birds flying purposefully in the sky near a water body? Or a black bird sitting still with its wings spread out in a small village pond? Or a bird's head sticking out of the water at a lake or pond? Did you notice...

Field Identification of Green and Greenish Warblers

By Ramit Singal Green and Greenish Warblers have always been notoriously difficult to tell apart. Till recently, Green Warbler (P. nitidus) was considered to be a subspecies of the Greenish Warbler (P. trochiloides). Considering the difficulties involved in...

Identifying Waders: Part 2

This article focusses on the two species of a group of very small shorebirds known as Stints (Calidris sp) - the Little Stint and the Temminck's Stint.

Dark egrets can be white…

By Ramit Singal The previous article focussed on the 4 regularly occurring white egrets from India. In this follow-up post, the attention will shift to egrets that happen to be dimorphic, i.e., they have a dark morph as well as a white morph. The Reef-Egrets are...

Red breasted Flycatcher photographed by Fareed Mohammad

Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher ID-Kannada

लाल-छातीचा, लाल-कंठाचा आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार पक्ष्यांची ओळख कशी करावी? फिसेडूला गटातील या सारख्या दिसणाऱ्या प्रजातींमधील महत्त्वाचे फरक जाणून घ्या.

What’s that White Egret sp?

By Ramit Singal Egrets are beautiful and elegant birds to watch. You'll often see them standing still over water and, in a flash, using their long, pointed bills to stab a fish or pick out an insect. No matter where you are in India, it is common to see one or many...

Red breasted Flycatcher photographed by Fareed Mohammad

Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher ID-Hindi

रेड-ब्रेस्टेड, टैगा और कश्मीर फ्लाईकैचर की पहचान कैसे करें? इन प्रवासी पक्षियों को पहचानने के आसान तरीके जानिए।

Red breasted Flycatcher photographed by Fareed Mohammad

Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher ID-Marathi

माशीमार कसे ओळखावे: लाल छातीचा माशीमार (Red-breasted Flycatcher), लाल-कंठाचा माशीमार (Taiga Flycatcher) आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार (Kashmir Flycatcher) इंग्रजीत प्रकाशीत झालेल्या मूळ लेखाचा हा मराठी अनुवाद आहे. लेखक : तरुण मेनन आणि अश्विन विश्वनाथन, अनुवादक : स्वरूप...

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