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 third-highest species of any country.

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Shilpa Gadgil, Aparanjani Yadavalli and Sipu Kumar

Highlights of GBBC 2023 in India

• 1075 species observed
• 35  participating states and union territories
• 55,276  complete checklists

Top 10 States in terms of Checklists uploaded. Screenshot from eBird.org; 23-03-2023

Top 10 States in terms of Species reported. Screenshot from eBird.org; 23-03-2023

While participation was highest in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as usual, some states have made remarkable strides when compared to 2022. By uploading 7,617 lists this year, Maharashtra has overtaken Karnataka and secured third position. This is a 190% increase (from 2,604 in 2022) for the state. Special mention to Pune birders for uploading over 6,000 lists! Sikkim with 173 lists had more than 9 times the lists as in 2022 (18)! Participation more than tripled in West Bengal and Bihar, while Tripura crossed the 1000-mark for the first time with more than three times as many lists as many lists as in 2022 (369). Arunachal Pradesh also saw a remarkable increase in participation from 116 lists in 2022 to 917 this year! Participation doubled in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Goa, Nagaland and Manipur. A special shoutout to birders in Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Manipur who have participated enthusiastically in this year’s GBBC. 

Final Results can be seen here.

Banner Image: By Harsh Singhal