Uttarakhand State PCS

• 18 May 2022

Himalayan Bird Survey

Why in News?

• As per the preliminary report of the first Himalayan Bird Survey released by Bird Count India recently, Uttarakhand has the highest number of species of Himalayan birds.

Key Points

• According to this report, 171 species of Himalayan birds have been observed in Uttarakhand.
• This census of Himalayan birds has been done by Bird Count India under the e-bird global platform in various Himalayan states.
• During the census, a number of other birds including monal, the Wall Creeper, Spotted Natcracker and Streak Breasted Shimiter Babbler along with the rare Red Cross Bill have been spotted in Uttarakhand.
• The report contains the following number of bird species in various Himalayan States/UTs/Districts and in them:

Place	Bird Species
Uttarakhand	171
Ladakh	148
Himachal Pradesh	125
Jammu and Kashmir	122
Darjeeling	49
Arunachal Pradesh	47
Sikkim	36
Kalipong (West Bengal)	08