The spangled drongo was the rarest of the 93 species of birds spotted during the Great Backward Bird Count survey held in University of Hyderabad recently. Held jointly by international bird watchers Cornell Ornithology lab and Audubon, the survey was conducted between February 18-20. More than 25 student volunteers from UoH participated in the survey which was split into morning and evening sessions. The team covered over three fourth of the 1700-plus acre campus. Previously 109 bird species were spotted in the survery conducted in the campus. The participants rued the decline in numbers of birds like Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope) and paddy field wabbler (Acrocephalus agricola).
Source: Times of India, Feb 23, 2017
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