Silent Valley bird species increases to 175: A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley.
January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
The survey held on December 27, 28 and 29 marked the 30 th anniversary of the first bird survey in Silent Valley. Although the first survey was held in the last week of December 1990, the anniversary could not be celebrated in 2020 December because of COVID-19 restrictions. Veteran birders such as P.K. Uthaman and C. Sushant were the only members in the 7 th survey team who had attended the first survey held in 1990.
The survey was held in the last week of December 2022, to mark the 30th anniversary of the first bird survey in Silent Valley. The survey was held in association with the Kerala Natural History Society.
