Context:
The Hyderabad Bird Atlas is a three year project aimed at mapping the avian fauna of the city to understand bird distribution, monitor changes in bird populations, and assist land use planning.
Key Highlights:
- Objectives
- Track bird distribution and population trends in Hyderabad.
- Identify important bird areas.
- Provide land use planning insight.
- Project Timeline
- Initiated on February 3, runs till February 23 each year.
- Conducted twice a year in February (Winter) and July (Summer) to monitor migratory birds and resident birds.
- Volunteer Training
- Training for volunteers on identification of birds.
- A preliminary survey was conducted at Nehru Zoological Park prior to the formal start of the atlas.
- Survey Methodologies
- Volunteers were organized into small groups of 2-5.
- 180 proposed survey regions in Hyderabad.
- Surveys are conducted in randomly selected regions for better representation.
Nehru Zoological Park
Construction of Nehru Zoological Park was initiated on 26 October 1959 and was opened to public on 6 October 1963. The Park is managed by forest department, Government of Telangana, and is named in memory of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
