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18/01/23 09:03 AM IST

"Asian Water Bird Census” (AWC) 2023

In News
  • Wetlands International’s largest annual water bird census named “Asian Water Bird Census” (AWC) 2023” begun on January 7, 2023 across Asia and Australasia simultaneously and will conclude on January 22, 2023.
About AWC
  • AWC (started in 1987) is part of the International Waterbird census coordinated by Wetland International.
  • In India, AWC is coordinated by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) (founded in 1883, an NGO) and Wetland International (NGO).
  • AWC supports conservation of wetlands and water birds worldwide. AWC data is used to promote national water bird and wetland conservation.
Major Findings
  • The species diversity of water birds increased from 51 to 54 and population increased from 1374 to 1758.
  • This time we recorded partially increased (54) species diversity this year compared to 51 traced last year. The population figure rose to 1,758 in the 2023 survey compared to last year’s 1,374.
  • The 32 winter migratory water bird species recorded this year included Western Marsh Harrier, Common Teal and Northern Shoveler, all migrating from north Asia, beside Bar-headed Geese, Greylag Geese, Ruddy Shelduck and Pied Avocet all migrating from Central Asia.
Source- Hindustan Times

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