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We are a partnership of organisations working to assess the range, trends and conservation status of India's birds. email: [email protected] www.stateofindiasbirds.in
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · 18d
Urgent research and action are required to mitigate the risks of environmental pollutants on birds.

#StateOfIndiasBirds #Pollution #Pollutants #Research #Vultures
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · 18d
While we know about the effect of veterinary drugs on vultures, there's not enough studies in India on other pollutants and the impact on various species and groups of birds.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · 18d
Through this series, we'll focus on the major threats faced by Indian birds.

Environmental pollution is one of the major threats to birds. However, there are several gaps in our understanding of the impact of various pollutants.

#Pollution #Birds #StateOfIndiasBirds
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · 18d
We are going to be at SCCS Bengaluru, from 22nd to 25th Sep 2025.

Do visit our stall, and learn more about State of India's birds. Also, experience our online tool MYNA - we will guide you to generate your first MYNA report!

#SCCSBengaluru
Visit the SoIB stall at SCCS Bengaluru. 22-25 Sep 2025, at IISc Bengaluru.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · 18d
Catch the talk by Pradeep Koulgi about SoIB and computational challenges, at India FOSS 2025 conference.

Time: 10:45 am.

Watch live: t.co/yYZ2alQkAb
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Aug 12
Avian Archives is a project from team State of India’s Birds, aimed at digitising historical bird checklists, which can be made available on eBird.

You can contribute to this project too. Write to us, if you have old bird checklists with you!

#AvianArchives #CitizenScience #Birds
Avian Archives is a project from team State of India’s Birds, aimed at digitising historical bird checklists, which can be made available on eBird. You can do your part and contribute to this project too. Write to us, if you have old bird checklists with you!
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Aug 12
Historical bird data can help us detect shifts in species distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behavior and more.

So, we are shining a spotlight on the birdwatchers whose checklists provide us historical info on eBird!

Watch this space.

#AvianArchives
Did you know that the earliest historical data on eBird India is from 1849?
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 28
The paper also compared their findings with the results from our SoIB 2023 report - the population variability data from this study matched SoIB report.

Brown Dipper, Plumbeous Water Redstart, White Wagtail have decline or rapid decline in SoIB.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 28
The five species that are showing a decline are: Brown Dipper, Plumbeous Water Redstart, White Wagtail, Common Kingfisher and White-throated Kingfisher.

Access the full paper, here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 28
A new paper talks about riverine bird populations in the Himalayan Rivers.

In addition to the threats faced by the birds due to habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, the study also reported 5-10% decline of five species.

Commentary: india.mongabay.com/2025/07/a-de...
A new paper authored by Ankita Sinha, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Steve J. Ormerod, Ramesh Krishnamurthy, talks about riverine bird populations in the Himalayan Rivers. While it talks about the threats faced by the birds due to habitat destruction, pollution and climate change, the five-year long study also reported 5-10% decline of five species - Brown Dipper, Plumbeous Water Redstart, White Wagtail, Common Kingfisher and White-throated Kingfisher.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 18
“With the rapid growth of eBird usage in India since 2014, a rich dataset has emerged,” said lead author Ashwin V.

“It's become possible to evaluate long-term trends in bird populations using detection, non-detection data collected by India’s vibrant birdwatching community.”
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 18
The study sets a benchmark for biodiversity assessments in the Global South, where resources for systematic surveys are limited. The methodology and approach developed for this report are expected to serve as a model for other countries with active citizen science communities.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 18
State of India's Birds 2023 report, developed by a consortium of leading research institutions and conservation organisations, assesses the status of 942 bird species using data contributed by thousands of birdwatchers through the eBird.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
State of India's Birds 2023: A framework to leverage semi-structured citizen science for bird conservation.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 18
Announcement 📢:

The new research paper describing the methods, frameworks and approaches adopted by the researchers for SoIB 2023 report, is now out!

Access the report here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jun 30
Spot the changes on State of India's Birds?

Have you noticed? We’ve upgraded the website, and it’s looking better than ever!
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jun 17
The new update makes MYNA responsive. You can now use MYNA on any device, and get the same MYNA experience.

Generate MYNA reports on the go, and download the report in PDF format, like always!

Start using MYNA today. Now, seamlessly. On the go!
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jun 5
#WorldEnvironmentDay theme this year is combating plastic pollution.
Our 2023 report talks about plastics affecting birds directly leading to death of birds or potential long term impact in the form of microplastics.

Read the full report here: stateofindiasbirds.in
This year, World Environment Day calls for collective action against plastic pollution. The image shows a bird trapped in a big plastic wrapper.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 31
Visit our website stateofindiasbirds.in for the full report, and detailed analysis of all the species trends.

#CitizenScience #Birds #Parrot #Parakeet #PopulationTrends #Conservation #IndianBirds #BirdsOfIndia
Comprehensive assessment of bird species found in India
The State of India’s Birds report is a comprehensive assessment of the distribution range, trends in abundance, and conservation status for most of the bird species found in India.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 31
What's concerning is that we do not have enough data to compute trends for four species:

Grey-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Nicobar Parakeet
Long-tailed Parakeet

This highlights the gap in the trends for these species, and the need for more ebirding to fill these gaps
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 31
Only two species are doing great, in our current trends - Alexandrine Parakeet and Vernal Hanging Parrot, both of which show a rapid increase in our annual trends from our SoIB 2023 report.
World Parrot Day.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 31
Today is #WorldParrotDay - the day to create awareness around threats and conservation concerns for Parrots and Parakeets.

Let's look at how Parrot and Parakeets in India are faring, from the SoIB 2023 analysis.
World Parrot Day
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 22
On this International Day for Biological Diversity, we want to highlight the chapter in our SoIB 2023 report, titled "Threats", which talks about the threats faces by birds and habitats and recommendations for mitigation.

You can access the report by visiting stateofindiasbirds.in.
Today, as we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity, with the theme of "Harmony with nature and sustainable development", we would like to bring attention to the chapter in our SoIB 2023 report, titled "Threats". The chapter deals with the threats faced by several species of birds, and the recommendations for mitigation. You can access the report by visiting stateofindiasbirds.in.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 16
However, a small glimmer of hope from Steppe Eagle, which has shown stable annual trend, making it a Low priority species in SoIB 2023 report.

Can you think of any other endangered/threatened species which seem to give some hope of revival?

Let us know!

#EndangeredSpeciesDay
However, a small glimmer of hope from Steppe Eagle, which has shown stable annual trend, making it a Low priority species in SoIB 2023 report.
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 16
The three key grassland species, Great Indian Bustard, Leser Florican and Bengal Florican are critically endangered, and are "high priority" species due to their small population size and diminishing habitats.

#EndangeredSpeciesDay
The three key grassland species, Great Indian Bustard, Leser Florican and Bengal Florican are critically endangered, and are "high priority" species due to their small population size, and diminishing habitats. #EndangeredSpeciesDay
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State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · May 16
Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern continue to be tagged "high priority", due to either unavailability of long-term trend data or declining annual trend.

#EndangeredSpeciesDay
Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern - Endangered species.
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