Aussie Bird Count Explained

The Aussie Bird Count is a project of BirdLife Australia. It is a citizen science project in which volunteers conduct bird counts around Australia.^[1]

In the 2017 bird count, almost two million birds were counted.^[2]

In 2022, the project was renamed to the Aussie Bird Count to reflect the ability to count in any outdoor space.

See also

• Australian Bird Count
• BioBlitz ("24-hour inventory")
• Breeding Bird Survey
• Christmas Bird Count (CBC) (in the Western Hemisphere)
• Systematic Census of Australian Plants
• Tucson Bird Count (TBC) (in Arizona in the US)

References

1. News: Cormack . Lucy . October 18, 2014 . Aussie Backyard Bird Count set to take off . . February 21, 2018 .
   - Web site: The Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts today . . October 23, 2017 . . February 21, 2018 .
   - News: Hoh . Amanda . October 17, 2016 . Aussie Backyard Bird Count has eye on ibis and cockatoos . . February 21, 2018 .
2. Web site: Citizen scientists count nearly 2 million birds and reveal a possible kookaburra decline . Baker . Mark . November 1, 2017 . February 21, 2018 .