CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The loss in avian diversity is no less alarming in India, where current annual trends available for the past five years have been estimated for 146 species. Of these, nearly 80% are declining in numbers, and almost 50% plummetting strongly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Globally, 49% of bird species are declining, one in eight are threatened with extinction and at least 187 species are confirmed or suspected to have gone extinct since 1500.

Detailed explanation-3: -This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government are known to have 1364 species as of 2021, of which 81 are endemic to the country. 212 species are globally threatened.

Detailed explanation-4: -The review found that 5,245 or about 48% of the existing bird species worldwide were known or suspected to be undergoing population decline. While 4,295 or 39% of the species had stable trends, about 7% or 778 species had increasing population trends. The trend of 37 species was unknown.

Detailed explanation-5: -India Has More Than 12 Percent Of The World’s Bird Species But Where Are The Efforts To Save Them? According to a new report filed by three ornithologists, more than 12 per cent of the world’s bird species can be found in India.