Citizen Science Initiative

Key species

All birds

Location

Bangladesh

Status

Activty

Duration

2007 – present

Target community

General public

About the initiative

SCOPE leads several citizen science initiatives in Bangladesh. We have come a long way since then, supported by new technologies such as digital photography and mobile apps – especially eBird! We now have over 500 citizen scientists submitting checklists from across the country, not only in winter but throughout the entire year.

Birds Bangladesh

Birds Bangladesh – a facebook group with 180k members was created (in 2007) and managed by SCOPE Foundation’s founders and supporters.

eBird

eBird is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects and SCOPE founders play active role in maintaining (as reviewer) and popularising this global tool.

Birds Bangladesh

Birds Bangladesh – a facebook group with 180k members was created in 2007 and managed by SCOPE Foundation’s founders and supporters.

eBird

eBird is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects and SCOPE founders play active role in maintaining (as reviewer) and popularising this global tool.

Plant-animal interaction

During the Covid-19 lockdown we had requested birdwatchers to post/share their images showing bird/birds feeding on fruits, nectar etc. on facebook. We were delighted to receive a few hundred images with #PlantBird hashtag. In addition, we have compiled data from previously posted plant-bird photos. We now have over 500 observations.

This figure shows that the শিমুল/ Red Silk-cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) could attract a minimum of 17 species of wild birds (n = 23) in Bangladesh that fed on its nectar, mostly during winter when other resources are scarce.

Meet the Team

Shariar Kabir

Birds Bangladesh Admin

Shahad A. Raju

Birds Bangladesh Admin

ASM Arif

Birds Bangladesh Admin

Zaber Ansari

Birds Bangladesh Moderator

Sayam U. Chowdhury

Birds Bangladesh Creator | eBird country Reviewer

Image Library