Bihu Bird Count
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Kati Bihu Bird Count 2021–Results

Kati Bihu is the time when rice saplings are relocated. The festival is also called Kongali (Poor), which is meant to represent an empty granary and less food at that time of year. Because of this, Kati Bihu isn’t celebrated with as much pomp as the other two Bihu festivals. BBC aims to celebrate Kathi Bihu by documenting the wide variety of birds in Assam, particularly those that are winter migrants in Assam.

White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea © Sandeepan Bhattacharjee/Macaulay Library
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Rongali Bihu Bird Count 2021-Results

Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. This is the time of the year when summer is setting in, and birds all around you will be busy with breeding activities. Aim of the Rongali Bihu Bird Count is to document the wide variety of birds in Assam, particularly those that breed in Assam during this time of the year.

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus © Rajkumar Das/Macaulay Library
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Magh Bihu Bird Count 2021-Results

Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu has its own importance of celebrating the harvesting season of crops. It is that time of the year when you are surrounded by misted fog, cold nights, and migrating birds. The aim of Magh Bihu Bird Count is to document the diversity of bird species and their number at this time of the year.

Great Hornbill (Great Pied Hornbill) Buceros bicornis © Vinit Bajpai/Macaulay Library
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Magh Bihu Bird Count 2020-Results

Magh Bihu Bird Count 2020, was the first Bihu Bird Count that took place from 11th to 13th January, 2020. The aim is to encourage people to go birding anywhere, recording and sharing their observations and uploading their checklists on the eBird website. The...