Diario de rujutavinod

(date-12-09-2023) edited on 16-09-2023
This project was launched on August 8, 2020. ...around 3 years back.
Geographical area - India-Maharashtra state-Konkan region (westernmost part of the state) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-konkan-division-mh-in?tab=observations&subtab=map
Konkan division contains, Mumbai city, Mumbai suburb, Palghar, Thane, Ratnagiri and SIndhudurg districts.
This region is coastal region of Maharashtra and lies between Sahyadri Mountain range on east and Arabian sea on west. This region has highest rainfall in whole state of Maharashtra.

• Districts included - 7
  From north to south - Palghar, Mumbai city, Mumbai suburb-Thane-Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg

• Total observations - 141139 - research grade 47.6%, Needs ID 46-62%, Casual - 5.78%
  Comment - We need experts to provide ID to the observations, which have no BN yet.
  Observations per district in descending order -
  Mumbai suburb - 36080
  Thane - 31672
  Raigad - 20092
  Palghar - 19615
  Mumbai city - 14036
  Sindhudurg - 11356
  Ratnagiri - 8291
  Comment - This picture could be because of the difference in the number of observers documenting on iNat. We had appealed many a times to the nature enthusiasts of the Ratnagiri district to upload their observations on this portal.
  Omkar S Damle - 8989
  *Observers - 2979
  Max records uploaded by Yuvraj Gurjar

Date: Sep 14, 2023
This project is started on 7th July 2020. More than three years have passed.
I thought of taking a detailed look at the picture the stat is showing.
There are 64 species of birds, which are endemic to India.
Notable features of the documentation done so far.
1) All 64 species have been documented.
2) There are 6680 observations.
Research grade - 93.52%, Needs ID - 3.43%, Casual - 3.05%
3) Observers are 1112
4) Identifiers are 709. (Maximum by Afsar Nayakkan - 1975 )
5) Most observations are by Avinash Bhagat (238/6680 = 3.56%)
164 are Maverick
6) Most species are 53/64 (82.81%) by Avinash Bhagat.
7) Most observed species is White cheeked Barbet (1163/6680 = 17.41%)
8) Max comments for and most favorite is Forest Owlet
9) Maximum geographical areas documented : peninsular (western part of the southern India) and Andaman and Nicobar region.
10) No record from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Punjab.

date - 15 Sep 2023
This project was started on Aug 9. 2019 (four years have passed since).
Number of members - 32

• Significance of this region:
  Pune is a district in the western Maharashtra state of India.

• Its western part has Sahyadri mountain range or Northern western ghats. It also has many high level plateaus (HLFP). This region is home to Moist deciduous forests, Semi-evergreen forests.
  Talukas - Junnar, Ambegoan, Khed, Maval, Mulshi, Velhe, Haveli, western Purandar

• Its eastern region is a rain-shadow zone, a part of the Deccan plateau. This region is a home to dry deciduous and thorny forests. It has many grasslands.
  Talukas - Shirur, Eastern Purandar, Baramati, Daund

Thus Pune region has tremendous biodiversity in terms of the wildlife because of difference in the altitude, soil structure, rainfall, humidity, wetlands, climate found in both the western and eastern zones.
As Pune city and its suburbs is been chosen for the development of a "smart city", there is a marathon speed of development and thus human encroachment on all so called empty non-agricultural areas around. Activities like road-widening, tunneling of the existing hills, river sand mining, rock crushing, construction work, metro railways, cutting of old trees etc are in full swing. Most of the farmers have sold their land for construction of roads, malls, housing schemes.
The endemic species of flora and fauna and the migratory bird species have become threatened and vulnerable.
We wished to pool all the observations, which can be used for the conservation purposes.

Here is a summary of the observations done in the duration of 4 years.

• Total observations - 65614
  Max observations by Pavan Damoor (4021, 6.13%)
  Research grade - 59.96%
  Needs ID - 35.67%
  Casual - 4.37%

• Total species - 4733
  Insects - 43.85%
  Plants - 36.3%
  Birds - 7.95%
  Arachnids - 4.71%
  Fungi - 2.15%
  Reptiles - 1.49%
  mammals - 1.15%
  Other animals- 1.15%
  Amphibians - 0.49%
  Max contribution - by Paul 936 (19.78%)

• Total Identifiers - 2859
  Max contribution by - Debashis Chowdhury - 4047
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  Most common species - Common Grass Yellow butterfly (602)

date - 18 Sep 2023
I started this project on July 7, 2020 - more than three years have passed.

• Reason to study the current status of the documentation of endemic mammals of India -
  As Indian wilderness is shrinking day by day and the animals are under stress of habitat loss and poaching, I thought of compiling observations of mammals, which are endemic to India.
  If these are gone, we won't have anything to replace them or find them elsewhere sadly.

• Review of the data
  
  Significant features -
  1) Out of total of 49 endemic species, 29 are documented so far.
  2) Total of 6373 observations are seen.
  Research grade - 90.63%
  Need ID - 5.99%
  Casual 3.33%
  3) Total observers are - 1902
  Most observations are by Swati Udayraj
  Max species documentation is done by Ashwin Viswanathan
  4) Total identifiers are 706
  Michal Sloviak has identified the max
  5) Most observed species is Bonnet Macaque
  6) Map reveals max observations from the peninsular India, Madhya Pradesh, West Bangal and Himachal Pradesh

Date - Sep 18, 2023
Onset - July 5, 2020 (> 3 years)

• Purpose of the project - India is home to many species of ducks and is also a winter refuse for migratory ducks.
  However, the condition of existing wetlands is under threat of pollution, developmental projects, and birds are getting less and less in number....this attempt to compile may throw some light.

• Total Observations - 10406
  Research grade - 92.35%, Casual - 5.12%, Need ID - 2.53%

• Total species - 63

  1000 observations - Indian spot-billed Duck, Lesser Whistling Duck
  500-1000 observations - Northern Pintail, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Bar-headed Goose, Garganey
  200-500 observations - Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Common Teal, Mallard, Knob-billed Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Greylag Goose
  100-200 observations - Red-crested Pochard, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Swan Goose, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Ferruginous Duck
  20-50 observations - Muscovy Duck, Greylag Swan Goose, Common Merganser, Andaman Teal, Black Swan, Common Shelduck, White-winged Duck
  0-20 observations - Mute Swan, Greater White-fronted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greater Scaup, Falcated Duck, Taiga Bean Goose, Wood Duck, Red-breasted Goose, Mandarin Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Baer's Pochard, Marbled Teal, Tundra Bean Goose, Cape Barren Goose, Smew, Tundra Swan, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Ringed Teal, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Orinoco Goose, Mallad X Indian Spot-billed Duck, Baikal Teal, Radjah Shelduck, Yellow-billed Duck, Common Goldeneye, Ring-necked Duck, Paradise Shelduck, Hooded Merganser, Upland Goose, Coscoroba Swan, Black-necked Swan, Mallad X Muscovy Duck, Mallad X Mottled Duck, Emperor Goose, Chiloe Wigeon
  

• Total Observers - 1418. Max by shivaprakash (602), Max species - Atanu Modak
• Total identifiers - 1054 Max by Afsar Nayakkan (2469)

These are the projects I have created so far.
2/4 have review journal posts.

1) Endemic birds of India (Date of creation - July 07, 2020) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-birds-of-india
Journal post (Review) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-birds-of-india/journal

2) Endemic frogs and Toads of India (date of creation - Sep 19, 2023) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-frog-and-toad-species-of-india

3) Endemic mammals of India (date of creation - July 07, 2020) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-mammals-of-india
Journal post (Review) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-mammals-of-india/journal

4) Endemic butterflies of India (date of creation - Sep 19, 2023) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-butterflies-of-india

5) Endemic tree species of India
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-tree-species-of-india

You can join these projects, go thru the review article.
You can suggest / add into the details of the post/s.

This is a list of my umbrella projects -

Category 1 - Geographical areas

1) Biodiversity of districts of Maharashtra state, India -

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-biodiversity-of-districts-in-maharashtra

2) biodiversity of Konkan region (districtwise) -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-konkan-division-mh-in

Review article - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-konkan-division-mh-in/journal

3) Biodiversity of districts in the Pune division of Maharashtra state, India -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-biodiversity-pune-division-mh-in

4) Biodiversity of districts in the Nashik division of Maharashtra state, India
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-biodiversity-of-nashik-division-maharashtra

Project journal - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-biodiversity-of-nashik-division-maharashtra/journal

5) Biodiversity of districts in the Aurangabad division of Maharashtra state, India
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-aurangabad-division-maharashtra

Project journal - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-aurangabad-division-maharashtra/journal

6) Biodiversity of districts in the Amravati division of Maharashtra state, India
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-biodiversity-amravati-division-maharashtra-state-india

7) Biodiversity of districts in the Nagpur division of Maharashtra state, India
umbrella-biodiversity-districts-nagpur-division-maharashtra-state-india

Category 2 - species

1) Indian birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-indian-birds

These are the projects on birds of India

Habitat/behavior wise

1) Passerine birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/passerine-birds-of-india

2) Waders - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/waders-india

3) Perchers - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/percher-bird-families-of-india

4) Raptors - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/raptorsindia

5) Arboreal birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/arboreal-birds-of-india

6) Terrestrial birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/terrestrial-birds-of-india

7) Inland aquatic birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inland-aquatic-birds-of-india

8) Aerial birds - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/aerial-birds-in-india

Endemicity -

1) Endemic birds of India -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-birds-of-india

Family wise -
1) Family Anatidae - (Ducks and Geese and Swans)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ducks-geese-and-swans-of-india

2) Family Laridae (Gulls and Terns and Skimmers)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/gulls-terns-and-skimmers-of-india

Umbrella -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/umbrella-of-indian-birds

Migration

1) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/migratory-birds-of-india (umbrella project)

2) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/summer-monsoon-visitor-birds-of-maharashtra

3) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/winter-migratory-birds-of-maharashtra-india

4) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/passage-migrant-birds-of-maharashtra

These are projects I have created so far -

1) Ferns
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ferns-india

2) Gymnosperms -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/gymnosperms-of-india

3) Mangroves of the Indian coasts -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/mangroves-of-indian-coasts

4) Endemic trees of India
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/endemic-tree-species-of-india

Food trees for mammals in India
5) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/food-trees-for-mammals-in-india

Food trees for birds in India
6) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/food-trees-for-birds-in-india

Non-native tree species planted in India
7) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/non-native-tree-species-planted-in-india

Climber species of India (umbrella project)
8) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/climber-species-in-india

Native climber species of India
9) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/native-climber-species-in-india

Non-native climber species of India
10) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/non-native-climber-species-of-india

Climber species of South-West India
11) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/climber-species-of-south-west-india

1) Rajasthan
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-rajastan-india

2) Gujarat
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-gujarat-state

3) Assam
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-assam-state-india

4) Meghalaya -
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-meghalaya

5) Goa
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-goa-india

6) Kerala
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-kerala-state-india

7) Lakshadweep
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-lakshadeep-islands-india

8) Madhya Pradesh
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/madhya-pradesh-biodiversity

9) Arunachal Pradesh
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-arunachal-pradesh-india

10) Karnataka
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-karnataka-india

Do join as members and contribute your observations.