Question: Which of the following state has prepared the First State-level bird atlas in India?
a) Kerala
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- First State-level bird atlas in India has been prepared by the south Indian state of Kerala.
- Known as Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA) is the first State-level bird atlas in India.
- It has solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of bird species across all significant habitats.
- The new atlas will be helpful in giving momentum to futuristic studies.
- It is being executed as a citizen science-driven routine with over 1,000 volunteers of the bird watching community.
- KBA has been prepared supported by systematic surveys held twice over 60 days a year.
- KBA was prepared supported systematic surveys held twice over 60 days a year during the wet (July to September) and dry (January to March) seasons between 2015 and 2020.
By – Rajesh Tripathi