NEW: Kati Bihu Bird Count
17– 20 Oct 2024

Join us in celebrating Kati Bihu by observing and counting birds in Assam! From 17 to 20 October 2024, take part in this special birdwatching event by spotting birds from anywhere in the region.

WHAT

Kati Bihu Bird Count

WHEN

17– 20 October 2024

WHERE

Anywhere in Assam

HOW

• Watch and count birds from anywhere you are in Assam on any one or all four days of the event: 17–20 October 2024
• Go birding for at least 15 minutes or more, listing and counting all the species you can see and hear around you. Repeat as many times as you can.
• Upload your lists through the eBird Mobile App.
• All lists should be complete lists with counts of all birds that you could identify by sight and/or sound to the best of your ability.
• Birders uploading their lists outside Assam should share their checklists with eBird UserID: bihubird (Note: This is not for people birding within Assam.).

General Instructions

• Visit multiple habitats in the various different regions of the state.
• Avoid using ‘X’ in your checklists and attempt to arrive at a number each time.
• Multiple checklists from the same site are also encouraged.
• Field notes, photographs, and videos are encouraged; however, they are not mandatory.
• Upload all your lists by 1 May 2024.

Please share these posters and guidelines on participation with others.

Happy Bihu Birding!

For further queries, email: [email protected]

You can even connect with us in the following ways:

WhatsApp: 9864942722 / 7086044634

Results of Kati Bihu Bird Count 2023

Bihu Bird Count Facebook page
Bihu Bird Count Instagram page
Assam Bird Monitoring Network on Instagram
Assam Bird Monitoring Network on Twitter

Logo by Nilutpal Mahanta

Bihu Bird Count (BBC), are bird monitoring events initiated in January 2020 by the birders in Assam under the banner of the Assam Bird Monitoring Network (ABMN) in association with Bird Count India.

ABMN states the objective for organizing BBC as for the purpose of monitoring and documenting the avian diversity across different seasons. The BBC events involve birders in Assam to bird from anywhere during the days of various Bihu festivals and upload their bird lists to eBird.org/India. With lots of birders across the state doing this together during all Bihu festivals, a snapshot of birds in Assam will be built up; and this can be compared year after year to track changes in the birdlife.

Bihu, the primary festival of Assam is celebrated thrice in a year and hence Bihu Bird Count also celebrated triannually to monitor the bird diversity.

Click on each Bihu to read more about their significance and also to view results of previous bihu counts.

1. Magh or Bhogali Bihu Bird Count (January)
2. Rongali or Bohag Bihu Bird Count (April)
3. Kati or Kongali Bihu Bird Count (October)

Header Image: Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis by Savithri Singh/ Macaulay Library