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Asian Waterbird census 2023
February 8 , 2023
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- The International Waterbird Census is a monitoring programme operating in 143 countries to collect information on the numbers of waterbirds at wetland sites.
- India is also a part of this monitoring programme under the Asian water bird census, held mid-winter every year.
- It is a citizen-science program supporting conservation and management of wetlands and waterbirds worldwide.
- The observations were recorded on the eBird app.
- It shows the populations of some migratory waterbirds, especially duck species visiting the Alappuzha region of Kerala, are falling.
- The duck species like Northern Shoveler, Common teal and Eurasian wigeon, sighted in the previous surveys, were totally missing this time around.
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