Indian Birds

rdf:langString Indian Birds

rdf:langString Indian Birds

rdf:langString Aasheesh Pittie

rdf:langString Newsletter for Ornithologists

rdf:langString Bimonthly

rdf:langString 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. In 2006, the Bugun liocichla, a new bird species from Arunachal Pradesh was described by Ramana Athreya in this journal. 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. Though this practice was not unprecedented, with four prior instances, 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 The journal has published 683 articles in its first eight volumes. Nearly 125 of these articles are referenced in the text of Handbook of the Birds of the World online.In 2016, Indian Birds published the official bird checklist for the country Aasheesh Pittie 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. The first south Asian records of the following species were published in this journal. * Cory's shearwater, Calonectris borealis * Sabine's gull, Xema sabini * Blue-winged pitta, Pitta moluccensis * Black-browed bushtit, Aegithalos bonvaloti * Crested tit-warbler, Leptopoecile elegans * Yunnan nuthatch, Sitta yunnanensis * Chinese thrush Zoothera mupinensis * Mugimaki flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki * Tristram's bunting, Emberiza tristrami The first national records of the following species were published in this journal. * Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris (India and Bangladesh) * Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus * Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator * Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps Apart from publishing pure novelties, the journal has published opinion pieces. Some of the special issues published include * Andaman and Nicobar Islands * MigrantWatch * Bhutan * Arunachal Pradesh * Gujarat * Pelagic birds