The Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve hosted a successful #KatiBihuBirdCount 2025, attracting passionate participation from both conservationists and bird enthusiasts in a lively celebration of Assam's natural heritage.
To raise awareness of avian conservation and support citizen led biodiversity monitoring, the annual bird count is held to commemorate the Assamese festival of Kati Bihu.
In collaboration with the park management, the Assam Bird Monitoring Network successfully carried out the #KatiBihuBirdCount 2025 at Kaziranga.146 bird species were recorded by 63 participants in 5 ranges.
Two EN, six VU, six NT, and 132 LC species including the Swamp Grass Babbler and Pallas's Fish Eagle are among the highlights. Birds of Assam #CitizenScience #Kaziranga On Sunday night, Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve made a post on X.
Assam Bird Monitoring Network (ABMN) experts, local youth, and wildlife lovers participated in the event, which spanned five major UNESCO World Heritage Site areas, according to park officials.
The Pallas's Fish Eagle, whose population is dwindling worldwide, and the Swamp Grass Babbler, an indigenous and endangered bird of the Brahmaputra floodplains, were two of the uncommon and noteworthy encounters.
The bird count has been praised by conservationists as an important citizen-science initiative that promotes environmental care among local populations and enhances long-term avian data collecting.
The discovery of 146 species, which fall into the endangered (EN), vulnerable (VU), near-threatened (NT), and least concern (LC) categories, highlights the ecological diversity of Kaziranga and its significance as a vital avifaunal sanctuary in Northeast India.
In order to track species trends and guide conservation planning, officials also stated that the data from this census will be added to national and regional biodiversity databases.
This occurrence once again demonstrates why Kaziranga is still a tiger stronghold and a birdwatcher's paradise as it gets ready for the tourist season.
