Coimbatore, Nov, 11: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has called for a bird count all over the country to mark the 121st birth anniversary of famed ornithologist Salim Ali on Sunday, the 12th of November.
This is one of the largest bird counts nationwide organised by BNHS to celebrate the birth anniversary of the “Bird Man of India”.
According to the organisers, those who wish to involve in the bird count can download the checklist from the www.ibcn.in website and choose a favourite birding spot to start the count.
They can work for any number of hours and record the number of species spotted along with their distribution numbers and habitat. They can also note down points that can be used for conservation purpose. This will help in the development of that particular habitat.
Once collected, the data should be mailed to BNHS at [email protected].
A total of 39,416 birds belonging to 325 species were recorded last year in 62 checklists by birders from 12 States. Tamil Nadu also participated last year.
Among the recorded species, ducks made the most numbers with as many as 16,911 of the birds being counted. Rose ringed Parakeet and Eurasian Coot followed with 1816 parakeets and 1671 coots.
Meanwhile, a Bombay-based organisation is also launching a mobile application to help people identify birds better.
The app named ‘Vannya’, meaning Forest or Wild in Hindi has a collection of over 1000 birds portrayed in 4000 different photographs.
Each bird would have a minimum of two pictures to help the viewers know about the changes in plumages. Birders can also add their field notes using the application for others to learn.
This is one of the largest bird counts nationwide organised by BNHS to celebrate the birth anniversary of the “Bird Man of India”.
According to the organisers, those who wish to involve in the bird count can download the checklist from the www.ibcn.in website and choose a favourite birding spot to start the count.
They can work for any number of hours and record the number of species spotted along with their distribution numbers and habitat. They can also note down points that can be used for conservation purpose. This will help in the development of that particular habitat.
Once collected, the data should be mailed to BNHS at [email protected].
A total of 39,416 birds belonging to 325 species were recorded last year in 62 checklists by birders from 12 States. Tamil Nadu also participated last year.
Among the recorded species, ducks made the most numbers with as many as 16,911 of the birds being counted. Rose ringed Parakeet and Eurasian Coot followed with 1816 parakeets and 1671 coots.
Meanwhile, a Bombay-based organisation is also launching a mobile application to help people identify birds better.
The app named ‘Vannya’, meaning Forest or Wild in Hindi has a collection of over 1000 birds portrayed in 4000 different photographs.
Each bird would have a minimum of two pictures to help the viewers know about the changes in plumages. Birders can also add their field notes using the application for others to learn.