Silent Valley Bird Survey
January 7 , 2023
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- A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December.
- The survey marked the 30th anniversary of the first bird survey in Silent Valley.
- This survey identified 141 species, of which 17 were new.
- So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley.
- As many as 139 birds had been identified in a survey held in 2006.
- The number species went up to 142 in the last survey held in 2014.
- The first survey was held in the last week of December 1990.
- Silent Valley National Park was first explored by botanist Robert Wight in 1847.
- The park is located in the vicinity of the Mukurthi peak, the fifth-highest peak in South India.
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