Kaziranga Conducts First-Ever Grassland Bird Census
In July 2025, Indian PM announced that Kaziranga National Park carried out a pioneering survey (Between March and May 2024) to count grassland bird species using acoustic monitoring tools—an initiative sparked by a research fellowship awarded to a PhD student.
What did the survey aim to do?
- The census aimed to document bird species in Kaziranga’s vast grassland habitat, which covers nearly 70% of the park.
- It prioritized 10 globally threatened or endemic species like Bengal Florican, Swamp Francolin, and Finn’s Weaver.
- A total of 43 grassland bird species were recorded, including 1 Critically Endangered, 2 Endangered, and 6 Vulnerable species (IUCN ....
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