BIODIVERSITY OF PASCHIM BARDHAMAN
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        • Paridae (Tits)
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        • Pittidae (Pittas)
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        • Prunellidae (Accentors)
        • Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
        • Sylviidae (Warblers)
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OUR MISSION

Our Mission


Biodiversity of West Bardhaman (পশ্চিম বর্ধমানের জীববৈচিত্র্য) i
s biodiversity portal of newly created district of West Bengal: West Bardhaman. This group is extension of Birding Durgapur group.

West Bardhaman lies between Chotanagpur Plateau and Gangetic plains, for this reason it is rich in biodiversity.

The focus of this group is exploration, documentation and conservation of biodiversity of this district.

Till date only in Durgapur we discovered 238 species of birds, 99 species of Butterfly, and about more than 60 species of odonates.. I think this number will be larger if we consider the whole district.

We also want to focus on other taxa like plant, mollusc, amphibia, reptiles etc.

​Need your cooperation to save our nature.

Sagar Adhurya, Editor, Birding Durgapur

Email: birdingdurgapur@gmail.com

About us

Sagar Adhurya
UGC-Junior Research Fellow at Systems Ecology and Ecological Modelling Lab., Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731235, West Bengal, India
Chief Editor/Web Developer

Email: birdingdurgapur@gmail.com
Phone: +919474739327
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  • Home
  • Bird Database of West Bengal
    • Common Bird of Durgapur Barrage
    • Durgapur Bird Checklist
    • Other animal checklist
    • Bengal Bird Database >
      • Anseriformes (Ducks)
      • Apodiformes (Swifts)
      • Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Frogmouths)
      • Charadriiformes (Jacanas, Lapwings, Sandpipers, Snipes, Pratincole)
      • Ciconiiformes (Storks)
      • Columbiformes (Pigeons, Dove and Cuckoo-Dove)
      • Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Hoopoes, Bee-eaters and Rollers)
      • Cuculiformes (Koel, Cuckoos, Coucals and Malkohas)
      • Falconiformes (Birds of prey)
      • Galliformes (Francolin, Quail, Patriges, Fowl and Allies)
      • Gruiformes (Coots, Hens and Cocks)
      • Passeriformes (Singing Birds) >
        • Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits)
        • Aegithinidae (Ioras)
        • Alaudidae (Larks)
        • Artamidae (Woodswallows)
        • Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes, Minivets & allies)
        • Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)
        • Cisticolidae (Prinias & Tailorbirds)
        • Corvidae (Crows, Treepies and Magpies)
        • Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
        • Dicruridae (Drongos)
        • Estrildiidae (Munias)
        • Fringillidae (Finches)
        • Hirundinidae (Swallows & Martins)
        • Laniidae (Shrikes)
        • Monarchidae (Paradise-flycatchers & Monarchs)
        • Motacillidae (Wagtails & Pipits)
        • Muscicapidae (Flycatchers, Robins, Redstarts, Chats, Niltavas & Allies)
        • Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
        • Oriolidae (Orioles)
        • Paridae (Tits)
        • Passeridae (Sparrows)
        • Pittidae (Pittas)
        • Ploceidae (Weavers)
        • Prunellidae (Accentors)
        • Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
        • Sylviidae (Warblers)
        • Rhipiduridae (Faintails)
        • Sittidae (Nuthatches)
        • Sturnidae (Mynas & Starlings)
        • Timaliidae (Babblers, Sivas, Yuhinas, Laughingthrushes and allies)
        • Turdidae (Thrushes, Cochoas & Shortwings)
      • Pelecaniformes (Bitterns, Egrets, Herons and Ibises)
      • Piciformes (Barbets, Woodpeckers and Wrynecks)
      • Podicipediformes (Greebs)
      • Psittaciformes (Parakeets and parrots)
      • Strigiformes (Owls)
      • Suliformes (Cormorants and Darters)
  • Downloads
  • Events
  • Important Regions
  • Our Mission
  • Bird of the Week
  • Submit Observation
  • Bird Quiz