All Indian districts now have eBirding!
November 2023 was a special month. Bird Count India collective achieved a special milestone. Now, all Indian districts, 735 of them, have eBirding!
News & Updates
Tokhü Emong Bird Count 2023–Preliminary Report
The 2nd edition of TEBC showed more participation than last year! Bird enthusiasts from 11 districts uploaded over 300 lists and documenting 220 species!
Wild Bird Day 2023–Summary
Wild Bird Day (WBD) is an annual citizen science initiative aimed at documenting the diversity and abundance of wild bird species in India. This event also coincides with the global October Big Day! Hence checklists uploaded on WBD also counts for October Big Day....
eBird India Taxonomy 2023–Summary
The 2023 eBird/Clements world checklist will be updated shorty and the entire list will reflect in your eBird account soon. Among these updates are species splits and lumps; name changes; and the insertion of new spuhs, slashes, and so on.
Launching Bird Count India Regional Coordinator Program
The Regional Coordinator (RC) will serve as the main link between the regional birding community and BCI collective. They act as first-level contacts for the community and they help find answers on questions about birding, birding events (e.g. GBBC)
State of India’s Birds
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.
Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop June 2023
On 11 June 2022, a single day workshop on bird monitoring in Kerala was organised at the Academy of Climate ChangeEducation & Research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur. This is the eight year of this workshop and was attended by 100 birdwatchers and...
Himalayan Bird Count 2023––Final Results
380 birdwatchers from three Himalayan countries - India, Nepal and Bhutan - came together and documented 654 species in 1,482 checklists!
Himalayan Bird Count 2023—Preliminary Results
380 birdwatchers from three Himalayan countries - India, Nepal and Bhutan - came together and documented 654 species in 1,482 checklists!
Great Backyard Bird Count 2023—Final Results
During GBBC 2023, 4,264 birders uploaded 53,750 checklists and recorded an impressive 1,072 species— 78% of the total number of species known to occur in the country!
Great Backyard Bird Count 2023—Preliminary Results
See here for Final Results Preliminary Results (updated on 23 Mar 2023) Congratulations to everyone involved in the very successful Great Backyard Bird Count! At a global level, India did very well, uploading the second-highest number of checklists and...
Data Analysis Consultation for eBird Data
A large quantity of eBird data available could be difficult to navigate. Bird Count India team has some experience in analyzing eBird data and is willing to unblock other analysts in their job to get desired results. Every Thursday, there will be three 20-minute slots. Available BCI staff will answer any questions you have during this 20 minutes.
