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Source: The post is based on the article “275 bird species counted during survey at Corbett Tiger Reserve” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2023.
What is the News?
The findings of the survey conducted at Corbett Tiger Reserve has been released.
Who conducted the survey at the Corbett Tiger Reserve?
The survey was conducted by a team consisting of ornithologists, conservationists, volunteers from World Wide Fund (WWF) India, Tiger Conservation Foundation and Village Volunteer Protection Force.
Aim: To provide insights into the diverse bird species inhabiting at Corbett Tiger Reserve.
What are the key findings of the survey?
About 275 bird species were counted during the survey.
Two species namely White-rumped vulture and Red-headed vulture considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN have been documented in the survey.
Two endangered species — Pallas’s fish-eagle, Egyptian vulture were also counted by the researchers in the survey.
Four vulnerable bird species — great hornbill, great slaty woodpecker, grey-crowned prinia and river tern — have also been counted in the survey.
Around 10 near-threatened bird species — river lapwing, red-breasted parakeet, oriental darter, lesser fish-eagle, Himalayan griffon, great thick-knee, gray-headed fish-eagle, black-necked stork, Asian woolly-necked stork and Alexandrine parakeet — have also been found at the reserve.
