Birding enthusiasts who have been researching and documenting birds of Vasai considering that 2009, have self-funded a smartphone primarily based application called 'Vasai Birds'. The initiative is not handiest to advertise birding but additionally to highlight the wealthy biodiversity of this place, which is among the closing eco-friendly zones left on the outskirts of Mumbai.
"There could not have been a more robust event than the overseas World Biodiversity day and hence we launched this utility on Sunday. It describes 250 infrequent and common species of birds together with their high decision photos, normal English and scientific names, dimension, habitat, food plan preferences, identification marks and IUCN pink record repute as well," pointed out Kuldeep Chaudhari, a photojournalist, who together with fellow birder Amol Lopes funded the total charge for establishing this app.
Chaudhari spoke of that in 2015, when their Vasai birds checklist reached 250, naturalist Anand Pendharkar entreated them to come up with a publication after seeing their work. "The theory directly appealed to us however we knew that getting a book published became a large task and most of us were beginner birders, hence we notion of getting a smartphone application. all and sundry this present day has an access to at least one. We approached a chum who developed this utility for us at a very reasonably priced charge," he shared.
"The app is targeted towards young students who have less complicated access to smartphones and capsules than established field courses. The theory is to have interaction them, make locals aware about the prosperous herbal heritage and to help them in the documentation of native bird fauna. additionally it could be very effortless to make use of all over field trips because it must be downloaded just once after which all its services will work offline," cited Lopes, including that all 250 species of birds that they documented during the past seven years were from urban in addition to semi urban enviornment and never protected forests.
another crucial characteristic of the software is that it lists seven habitats of Vasai and the threats they're dealing with. "for example, one of the sought after habitats we have listed is Nirmal lake. we now have recorded 65 species of birds there, and have listed about its proposed beautification being a large possibility. similarly, we've also listed farmlands. in the meantime, for quick and simple access, the birds in the app are listed in four categories – aquatic, birds of prey, city birds and wooded area-grassland birds," informed Chaudhari, who also shaped the Birds of Vasai neighborhood together with seven birders.
The app also has a detailed be aware on ethics of birding. There are plans to add local Marathi names along with a chicken quiz for the next update. at present, the app is just attainable for android phones. The infrequent birds which are sighted in Vasai are crimson-necked Falcon, Oriental darter, Tytler leaf warbler, Arctic Skua, Bridled tern and Orange breasted pigeon.
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