Indian Birds is a bi-monthly ornithology journal/newsletter that was established in 2004. It was formerly published under the heading Newsletter for Ornithologists for one year. It publishes articles on identification, distribution, migration, conservation and taxonomy, apart from reports of significant ornithological sightings and events. Published from Hyderabad, the publication is owned by New Ornis Foundation.[1]
| Discipline | Ornithology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Aasheesh Pittie |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Newsletter for Ornithologists |
| History | 2004–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Indian Birds |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0973-1407 |
| Links | |
Overview
editIn 2006, the Bugun liocichla, a new bird species from Arunachal Pradesh was described by Ramana Athreya in this journal.[2] The description of the bird carried in the journal was made without the collection of a type specimen as they were too few to risk killing one.[3] Though this practice was not unprecedented, with four prior instances,[4] the pure charisma of the bird together with this practice created a controversy in the scientific and conservation community on the costs and benefits of this approach[4][5]
The journal has published 683 articles[6] in its first eight volumes. Nearly 125 of these articles are referenced in the text of Handbook of the Birds of the World online.[7] In 2016, Indian Birds published the official bird checklist for the country[8][9]
Aasheesh Pittie[10][11] has been the editor of this journal since its inception. Zafar Futehally, who founded Newsletter for Birdwatchers in 1960, served as editor emeritus until his death in 2013.[12]
The first south Asian records of the following species were published in this journal.
- Cory's shearwater, Calonectris borealis[13]
- Sabine's gull, Xema sabini[14]
- Blue-winged pitta, Pitta moluccensis[15]
- Black-browed bushtit, Aegithalos bonvaloti[16]
- Crested tit-warbler, Leptopoecile elegans[17]
- Yunnan nuthatch, Sitta yunnanensis[18]
- Chinese thrush Zoothera mupinensis[19]
- Mugimaki flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki[20]
- Tristram's bunting, Emberiza tristrami[21]
The first national records of the following species were published in this journal.
- Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris (India[22] and Bangladesh[23])
- Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus[24]
- Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator[25]
- Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps[26]
Apart from publishing pure novelties, the journal has published opinion pieces.[27]
Some of the special issues published include
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Indian Birds". Indianbirds.in. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Ramana Athreya (31 August 2006). "A new species of Liocichla (Aves:Timaliidae) from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India" (PDF). Indian Birds. 2 (4): 82–94. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
- ^ "'New rare bird' spotted in India". BBC News. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b Ragupathy Kannan (2007). "New bird descriptions without proper voucher specimens: reflections after the Bugun Liocichla case". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 104 (1): 12–18.
- ^ Minteer, B.A., Collins, J.P., Love, K.E., Puschendorf, R. (2014). "Avoiding (Re)extinction". Science. 344 (6181): 260–261. Bibcode:2014Sci...344..260M. doi:10.1126/science.1250953. PMID 24744362. S2CID 206555199.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "About". Indian Birds.
- ^ "Indian Birds". Handbook of the Birds of the World. 2024.
- ^ "One in Eight Bird Species Are Found in India – But Do We Really Care?". Thewire.in. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (24 July 2016). "Feather in the cap: India home to 12% of world's bird species". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Pradeep Sebastian (June 2013). "A bibliophile on the wing". The Hindu.
- ^ "Birds of India: Bird-watching in India ~ Aasheesh Pittie interview with Bikram Grewal; April 2011". kolkatabirds.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Futehally, Z.; Chandola, S.; Chandola, A. (2014). The Song of the Magpie Robin.
- ^ Praveen J.; Palot, M. J..; Karuthedathu, D. (2013). "Recovery of a Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis from Thaikadapuram beach, Kasaragod district, Kerala". Indian Birds. 8 (6): 152–153.
- ^ Sreenivasan P. P., Praveen J., Prince, M. & Karuthedathu, D. (2013). "Sabine's Gull Xema sabini from Puthankadapuram, Kerala, India: a first record for South Asia". Indian Birds. 8 (4): 99–100.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Manchi, S. S.; Kumar, J. S. (2014). "Sighting of the Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis on Narcondam Island, India". Indian Birds. 9 (1): 23–24.
- ^ Sangha, H. S., Sharma, M. & Jain, A. (2013). "The Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvaloti in Arunachal Pradesh: A new species for the Indian Subcontinent". Indian Birds. 8 (5): 137–139.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sangha, H. S., Naoroji, R. & Sharma, M. (2007). "The Crested Tit-warbler Leptopoecile elegans in north-west Arunachal Pradesh. An addition to the Indian avifauna". Indian Birds. 3 (1): 23–25.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bonpo, C. R., & Kuriakose, J., 2014. Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis from Walong, Arunachal Pradesh: A new species for South Asia. Indian BIRDS 9 (4): 105–106http://www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/Bonpo_Kuriakose_YunnanNuthatch.pdf
- ^ Rajagopal, R.; Inskipp, T. (2014). "First record of the Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis from the Indian Subcontinent". Indian Birds. 9 (5&6): 155–157.
- ^ Das, S. (2014). Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki from Neil Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Indian birds 9(2):56.
- ^ Naniwadekar, R., Viswanathan, A., Kumar, R. & Dalvi, S. (2013). "First record of Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami from India". Indian Birds. 8 (5): 134–135.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Giri, P.; Dey, A.; Sen, S. K. (2013). "Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris from Namkhana, West Bengal: A first record for India". Indian Birds. 8 (6): 131.
- ^ Thompson, P. M., Reza, C. M., & Ul Haque, E. (2013). "First record of Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris from Bangladesh". Indian Birds. 8 (6): 135–136.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Karuthedathu, D. (2014). "Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus from the western coast of India: Identification in retrospect". Indian Birds. 9 (3): 69–72.
- ^ Nandgaonkar, P. S. (2013). "Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator from Alibaug, Maharashtra: A first record for India". Indian Birds. 8 (6): 164.
- ^ Das, S. (2014). "Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps in Rabindrasarobar, Kolkata: A first record for India". Indian Birds. 9 (1): 26–27.
- ^ Shyamal, L. (2007). "Opinion: Taking Indian ornithology into the Information Age". Indian Birds. 3 (4): 122–137.
- ^ "Vol. 3 No. 5 Sep-Oct 2007". indianbirds.in. 25 May 2007.
- ^ "Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov-Dec 2007". indianbirds.in. 26 May 2007.
- ^ "Vol. 4 No. 6 Nov-Dec 2008". indianbirds.in. 26 May 2008.
- ^ "Vol. 5 No. 3 May-Jun 2009". indianbirds.in. 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Vol. 6 No. 4 & 5 Jul-Sep 2010". indianbirds.in. 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Vol. 7 No. 3 May-Jun 2011". indianbirds.in. 23 May 2011.