Second edition of Puducherry Bird Atlas records 33,000 birds, 174 species

The second edition of the ‘Puducherry Bird Atlas’, a bird-mapping exercise in and around the Puducherry-Villupuram-Auroville-Cuddalore (PVAC) bioregion, concluded recently with over 33,000 individual birds belonging to 174 bird species recorded during the survey.

The survey was organised by Svarnim, Sri Aurobindo Society, with the support of several expert birdwatchers and volunteers. As many as 25 birdwatchers from different parts of the country joined the effort, demonstrating the growing interest in community-driven biodiversity documentation.