Reporting Delhi's Avifaunal Diversity

Bird Species Report for Delhi (Generated via MYNA Application – State of India’s Birds)

This report has been generated using the MYNA application developed under the State of India’s Birds initiative. An outline of the Delhi region was mapped, and based on citizen science observations, the application produced a comprehensive list of bird species recorded within the city. The data is derived from 314,669 individual observations and 24,218 bird checklists submitted through the eBird platform for Delhi.

The timeline considered for generating graphical representations spans from 1 January 2020 to 31 May 2024.

During this period, a total of 349 bird species were recorded, including 141 migratory species. Among these, 46 species are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and 62 species are categorised as High Priority. As per the IUCN Red List, two species are classified as Critically Endangered:

• White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

• Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

  
  

The analysis also highlights Delhi’s top birding hotspots, with the number of recorded species indicated in parentheses:

• Najafgarh Jheel Area (271)

• Yamuna Khadar (215)

• Asola Wildlife Sanctuary (198)

• Sanjay Van (194)

• Sungarpur (192)

The complete details of this report can be accessed in the attached document.

Acknowledgement: Heartfelt gratitude to eBird and the State of India’s Birds initiative for providing open-access data and tools that made this analysis possible. The featured image is clicked by Pragyan James Ali.

Delhi_Avifauna_20_24.pdf

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