WWF India’s Vulture Estimation Program 2023

Join in WWF India’s annual Vulture Count to observe and document the vulture species of India!

2nd September to 1st October,  2023

Vulture Estimation Program is a citizen science initiative organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India) in association with Bird Count India (BCI). This is the third year of this program where citizen birders, ornithologists, photographers, and naturalists are invited to participate in the vulture count. 

The event is from 2nd September to 1st October 2023. Participants are encouraged to visit any of the locations where vultures have been spotted or are expected to be on any of the days listed. This is a citizen science initiative to fill the knowledge gap about the vulture population.

See here to join this project. 

To know where each of the following species of vulture have been reported from, visit eBird.org/india or click on the species below to see the distribution map. 

Bearded Vulture (Lammergeier)
Cinereous Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
Eurasian Griffon (Griffon Vulture)
Himalayan Griffon (Himalayan Vulture)
Indian Vulture (Indian Long-billed Vulture)
Red-headed Vulture
Slender-billed Vulture (Himalayan Long-billed Vulture)
White-rumped Vulture

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VULTURE COUNT

• Visit relevant sites where any of the above vulture species are reported (click on the above species to see the distribution map)
• Conduct counts on any/ multiple days from 2nd September to Ist October 2023
• Upload all lists through eBird’s mobile App
• We strongly recommend that you report all species in each checklist, not just the Vultures – if you include all species in a checklist, mark it as ‘complete’, otherwise mark it as ‘incomplete’
• All eBird lists made during this program should be shared with eBird User ID– wwfindia.raptor 
• Some species are best identified by photographs so please try to take as many photos as you can
• The most productive counting hours are between 6 am and 10 am, but feel free to continue reporting at any time of the day.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please submit all your counts before 10 October 2023

Photographs of the count, team, site, and species can be emailed to the Rinkita Gurav at [email protected]

Short tutorial videos and webinar recordings regarding eBird features can be viewed here. 

If you have any queries regarding eBird, please email at [email protected]

For any queries and clarifications regarding Vulture Estimation Program, please contact: 

Ms. Rinkita Gurav
Manager – Raptor Conservation, WWF India
Email: [email protected]
Website: wwfindia.org