The State of India’s Birds report relied on the observations of more than 15,000 birdwatchers who helped assess the status of 867 birds. It found the greatest decline in the numbers of eagles, vultures, warblers and migrating shorebirds. But the population of peafowl, the national bird, has increased significantly.

Are there less birds this year 2021?

A year after it was cancelled due to the pandemic, the North American Breeding Bird Survey is back in 2021. That study, which was co-authored by the USGS, found there are 29% fewer birds in the United States and Canada today than in 1970. …

Why are smaller birds declining?

Habitat loss means far fewer birds We know habitat loss is a major driver of population declines and freefalling numbers of animals globally. … Populations of our threatened birds declined by an average of 52% between 1985 and 2015.