Number of Important Bird Areas(IBA) in India : 467 Number of Ramsar Sites : 25 Number of Bird Species Recorded in India : Around 1300 bird species – both residential and migrant. Number of Endemic Birds in India : 53 bird species India is home to more than 1300 species of birds and the varied … Read more
Keoladeo national park for years has been blessed with a wide array of animals and avifauna. The park of 29 sq km boasts a staggering bird count of close to 400 species of indigenous as well as migratory feathered life forms. Whoever enters the park is welcomed with a medley of bird calls and the … Read more
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” Chinese Proverb They’re all around us. Fluttering about in the clear blue backdrop, hovering over mushroomed canopies and breaking into complex songs every now and then, there is an inherent pull of birdwatching which may well be the … Read more
“I am happy to know that not all species are forced to need passports and visas to experience new lands.” Rajesh, Author of Random Cosmos Bird migration has evoked the imagination of many in the past and despite a great deal of inquiry into this mass phenomenon, much remains enigmatic about the great cyclical movement … Read more
“People say you cannot make a living from bird watching. That is perhaps true, but, it is also true that man does not live by bread alone. Just look at the people who have no such hobbies and spend all their time solely on earning a living. After 60, when they retire from official chair, … Read more
The convention entered into force in India on 1 February 1982. India currently has 27 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 1,056,871 hectares or 11,120 sq.km. The Ramsar Convention’s mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, … Read more
Local Communities in India are the closest to wildlife in all its forms as the areas of residence between the two overlap greatly. Despite a need for greater understanding of the role and contribution of local communities in conservation, it is imprinted or has been consciously developed over time in India. Here, we take a … Read more
Several other Birdmen of India are responsible for new discoveries and ground-breaking research on flora and fauna in India. Thomas C. Jerdon and Samuel Tickell were 19th Century British Ornithologists who contributed so much to the world of birds in India, discovering an array of new species and an understanding of habitats that we have … Read more
The name’s “Hume” and “Blyth” appear numerous times in the world of Indian Birds, with several species named after them. They were the Bird Men of India, the Fathers of Indian Ornithology, before the arrival of Dr. Salim Ali. We take a close look at who they were, and what their contribution to the world … Read more
Bird watching is a wonderful but acquired taste; neutrals may wonder at the often childlike behaviour of elderly “birders” while rushing and gushing over the barely discernable sight of a little brown thing fluttering deep within the bushes, sometimes in the middle of it urban areas, at other times, in the middle of nowhere. No … Read more
