eBird Tips & Tricks

Tips for using eBird, including taxonomy related, and details of functionality

Every year in August the bird taxonomy across the world gets updated based on eBird/Clements checklist. Birders in India can heave a sigh of relief as the changes this year for us are minor and less complicated compared to the global taxonomy. Some of these updates include lumps and splits in species; name changes; addition of spuhs, slashes and so… read more »

eBird India taxonomy 2019

23 August 2019 eBird Tips & Tricks Mittal Gala

Cross-posted from http://ebird.org/content/india/news/using-ebird-india-portal/ If you are an eBirder from India, please ensure that your lists are tagged as part of the eBird India portal, and you will be helping India meet its international biodiversity commitments. How so? Read on to find out! What is the eBird India portal? The eBird India portal was launched on 15 August 2015. The India… read more »

Using eBird through the India portal

15 August 2017 Bird Count India / eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

All of us love birds and identifying them. Part of the joy of birding is to be able to correctly put a name to a bird based on observations and features noted in the field. However, as one birds more, one also accepts that it is not always possible to identify every bird one encounters. We often hear a call… read more »

Slashes and Spuhs

5 January 2017 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

Most of of the information available about eBird focuses on how it can be used as a tool for our individual birding. But one can also use the powers of eBird to run a bird monitoring project using a large number of volunteers. This has been done in the past, from smaller single-day initiatives like the Bengaluru Bird Count to… read more »

How can my group use eBird to monitor and document ...

20 December 2016 eBird Tips & Tricks / Projects Bird Count India

The eBird app for mobile phones was launched in 2015 and now more and more birders keep track of their sightings directly on the app, while they are out in the field. The app is available for iPhone and Android phones, and has a number of very nice features, which you can read about in the main help article about… read more »

eBird Mobile

19 December 2016 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

The eBird Data Quality and Review Process Summary (tl;dr) As eBird data is made publicly available for use in research and conservation it is important to ensure data accuracy as far as possible. To accomplish this, eBird uses a review process comprising primarily of manually curated data filters and a network of reviewers communicating with observers by email. If… read more »

“Your Emperor Penguin observation in eBird…”

17 October 2016 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

As the number of eBirders continues to grow daily, a lot of us become familiar with the names of other birders from their lists and media on eBird. With the new eBird Profile Page, you can find out a bit more than just the names of the birders around the globe. The profile page includes an interactive map that shows you statistics… read more »

eBird Profile Pages are here!

15 September 2016 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

Each year, eBird updates the base eBird/Clements checklist to take into account any changes resulting from newly discovered species or better taxonomic understanding — including species splits, lumps, name changes and changes in sequence. In addition, various new helpful options for data entry for birds that cannot be identified to species are added, e.g. spuhs, slashes, hybrids, and domestic forms. The 2016 update for the… read more »

eBird India taxonomy 2016

29 August 2016 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

We are very happy to announce the launch of the eBird India portal today. More and more birders from India are using eBird to maintain their bird sightings and to run local or regional projects. But until now, the content available on the eBird site has not been customized for an Indian audience. Luckily, eBird has a way to create… read more »

eBird India portal launched

15 August 2015 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

Birding is often a solitary pursuit. Some of our most memorable experiences are from birding alone; with no other person coming between us and our immersion in the natural world and the wonders it contains. But birding can also be an immensely rewarding social activity. Whether we are out with a group of friends, competing to twitch the first rarity… read more »

‘Sharing’ your bird lists

28 November 2014 eBird Tips & Tricks Bird Count India

If you have ever been confused by the names that eBird uses for Indian birds, have been frustrated at not being able to find the species you want, or would like to see how eBird names correspond to other major bird naming systems, then this article is for you! [You can skip ahead to a listing of common naming confusions,… read more »