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We are a partnership of organisations working to assess the range, trends and conservation status of India's birds.

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Job opportunity at State of India's Birds.

Role: SoIB Research Associate/Fellow

Apply before 20th Nov 2025.
For details: bit.ly/SoIB_RF

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November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Urgent research and action are required to mitigate the risks of environmental pollutants on birds.

#StateOfIndiasBirds #Pollution #Pollutants #Research #Vultures
September 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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.
September 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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
September 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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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!

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Visit the SoIB stall at SCCS Bengaluru. 22-25 Sep 2025, at IISc Bengaluru.
September 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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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
September 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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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!
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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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?
August 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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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.
July 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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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/...
July 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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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.
July 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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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.
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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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/...
July 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Spot the changes on State of India's Birds?

Have you noticed? We’ve upgraded the website, and it’s looking better than ever!
June 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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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!
June 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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#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.
June 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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.
May 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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
May 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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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.
May 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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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!

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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.
May 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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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
May 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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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.
May 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Today, on the account of #EndangeredSpeciesDay, let us look at some of the 27 Endangered and Critically Endangered species that we track at SoIB.

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16th May - Endangered Species Day. The collage shows images of Endangered/Critically Endangered Species - Indian Skimmer, Black-bellied Tern, Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican, Steppe Eagle, Lesser Florican.
May 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Geared up for 10th May 2025? Along with Endemic Bird Day, we also have the Himalayan Bird Count happening on that day.

Enjoy birding on 16th, while also contributing to valuable data! Happy Birding!

Visit birdcountindia.in or ebird india for details.

#CitizenScience #BirdCountIndia #EbirdIndia
Attention birders! Geared up for 10th May 2025? Along with Endemic Bird Day, we also have the Himalayan Bird Count happening on that day. If you are going to be in the Himalayas in India, Nepal or Bhutan, observe birds for 15 minutes at least, and add as many such checklists as possible. If no, you can help document the endemic birds, as it is the Endemic Bird Day. Same protocol - 15 min checklists, as many as you can! Enjoy birding on 16th, while also contributing to valuable data! Happy Birding! Visit birdcountindia.in or ebird india for details.
May 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Species accumulation curve - another new feature that's part of the recent MYNA update.

It's a bar chart, showing the cumulative number of species seen until each year, in that location. Watch this video to know more.

Use MYNA today: myna.stateofindiasbirds.in
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM