Nagaland: 178 bird species documented during 4-day Tokhü Emong Bird Count

Dimapur, Nov. 14 (EMN): A total of 178 species of birds were documented during Tokhü Emong Bird Count – Nagaland’s first-ever bird documentation event.

Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC), a four-day birding event was held from Nov. 4 to the 7th, where birders in Nagaland came together to document the rich avian diversity of their state, an update informed.

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“This kind of event can be useful for establishing a benchmark against which future studies of avian populations can be compared, which is especially important given the widespread effects of climate change in North East India,” it stated.

During the four-day TEBC, 18 eBirders in Nagaland recorded 178 species and uploaded 84 checklists to eBird-an online platform to record bird observations. Birders from Dimapur, Kohima, Peren and Wokha districts contributed to the lists.

“It’s a very good initiative to identify the different species that are found in the state with involvement of the local communities in the effort. Nagaland is a state with rich bird diversity and it is important to document as well as monitor their populations in order to protect and conserve them,” Suman WM Sivachar, DFO-cum-DMU head  Wokha, Nagaland Forest Department

This event was organised in collaboration with the Wokha Forest Division and the Divisional Management Unit, Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), Wokha, and Bird Count India, it stated.