Hyderabad Bird Atlas 2025: Second Season Concludes

Quick Summary:

• The second season of the Hyderabad Bird Atlas 2025 has concluded, aimed at documenting bird diversity in Hyderabad across different seasons.
• The first season was conducted in February (winter), and the second took place during July (monsoon).
• in the first season, 209 volunteers surveyed 180 locations, recording 195 bird species and counting a total of 70,187 individual birds-both resident and migratory.
• During the monsoon phase (second season), resident birds dominated observations with active breeding behaviour noted. A total of 166 species and 62,811 individual birds were recorded from contributions by only 22 volunteers.
• reduced species count in monsoon was attributed to the absence of migratory birds present during winter. Observations provided key insights into breeding patterns, habitat preferences, and distribution of resident avian species during rainy conditions.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

the Hyderabad Bird Atlas project stands as a notable effort toward ecological documentation through community-based collaboration involving bird watchers and volunteers. By spanning multiple seasons such as winter and monsoon, it ensures holistic data on both migratory patterns and local breeding behaviors that enrich ecological understanding for science-based conservation efforts.

the sharp discrepancy between volunteer participation across seasons highlights logistical challenges or possibly varying interest levels for specific periods but does not seem to compromise major findings due to focused observations by smaller teams.

In terms of implications for India’s broader conservation priorities-as urban environments expand rapidly-consistent tracking projects like this provide actionable insights that can inform urban planning while safeguarding biodiversity within city limits. Such grassroots scientific endeavors align closely with global biodiversity monitoring initiatives.

Read more: Hyderabad Bird Watch