Nalanda University Birds Occurrence Dataset

Occurrence
Latest version published by Nalanda University on Dec 19, 2025 Nalanda University
Publication date:
December 19, 2025
Published by:
Nalanda University
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

The dataset provides the information about the birds observed in the Nalanda University campus located in Rajgir town of Nalanda district, Bihar, India. The dataset comprised 91 bird species with varying numbers of sightings per species. The dataset also provides the IUCN Red List status for each species.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 91 records.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Yadav H, Pansari S, Phartyal S S (2025). Nalanda University Birds Occurrence Dataset. Version 1.0. Nalanda University. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=nu_bird_data_2022&v=1.0

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Nalanda University. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: b14f111c-fd39-4f6f-8059-fa9d2d42045b.  Nalanda University publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Avifauna; India; Academic campus; Bird diversity; Citizen science; Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Harsh Yadav
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Shashank Pansari
  • Originator
Shyam S. Phartyal
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact

Geographic Coverage

Nalanda University located in Rajgir, Nalanda district, Bihar, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [25.008, 85.366], North East [25.027, 85.389]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Suliformes, Cuculiformes, Anseriformes, Galliformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Accipitriformes, Gruiformes, Columbiformes, Apodiformes, Charadriiformes, Bucerotiformes, Podicipediformes, Psittaciformes, Caprimulgiformes, Strigiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes
Family Psittacidae, Estrildidae, Corvidae, Upupidae, Phylloscopidae, Columbidae, Muscicapidae, Motacillidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Cuculidae, Podicipedidae, Pycnonotidae, Rostratulidae, Leiothrichidae, Sturnidae, Megalaimidae, Alcedinidae, Scolopacidae, Coraciidae, Charadriidae, Passeridae, Accipitridae, Strigidae, Alaudidae, Burhinidae, Phasianidae, Jacanidae, Falconidae, Apodidae, Tytonidae, Rallidae, Acrocephalidae, Caprimulgidae, Turnicidae, Laniidae, Nectariniidae, Ardeidae, Dicruridae, Cisticolidae, Ciconiidae, Anatidae, Meropidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2022-08-01 / 2022-12-31

Project Data

No Description available

Title Bird Diversity of Nalanda University
Identifier EV-ASIA2025DM2

The personnel involved in the project:

Harsh Yadav
Shyam S. Phartyal
Shashank Pansari

Sampling Methods

The data was collected for a period of five months, from August to December 2022. The point count method was used to document the bird species because of its efficiency in estimating the species diversity and abundance in changing environments. The survey was conducted on days with clear weather between 15:30 and 18:30 hrs, three to four times a week.

Study Extent The present study was conducted within an underconstructed Nalanda University (NU) campus situated in the Rajgir town of Nalanda district, Bihar, India.

Method step description:

  1. 10×50 Celestron binoculars, a Cuddle Back Digital Flash Black camera trap, and a Nikon P550 point-and-shoot camera were used for the survey. The birds' presence was recorded, and literature was referred to for species identification. The final records of birds only included birds whose identification was confirmed through literature or other available resources.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Yadav H, Pansari S, Phartyal S S (2024). Bird Diversity on an Under-Constructed Educational Campus: A Case Study of Nalanda University, Rajgir, India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 50(6), 909-920. https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2024.0334 https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2024.0334

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