The dataset “Avifaunal diversity study of Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Parmadan Forest), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India” is published by Nature Mates Nature Club Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Parmadan Forest) is an animal sanctuary in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The sanctuary began in 1964 when 14 chitals were released in the forest. In 1980, it was named "Parmadan" when it was declared a wildlife sanctuary. In 1995 it acquired its present name after the famous Bengali author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay who was a great nature lover. Situated on the banks of the Ichamati River it covers an area of about 168 acres. The forest land is bounded on all its three sides (i.e. north, south and east) by Ichhamati river while the eastern side is bounded by rural settlements (namely Parmadan and Jhupa villages). The forest of Bibhuti Bhusan Wildlife Sanctuary is two storied, mostly open canopy but closed in some places. Thick bamboo bushes and tall grasses are found bordering the river and the core area of the sanctuary. This dataset enlists all the birds observed in two days(15th May 2023 and 22nd May 2023) during a biodiversity survey conducted in the month of May 2023. Species or genus-level identifications have been made for every species. There are 49 bird species total, with records of them in 30 different families and 12 different orders. Resource Contacts Name: Tarak Samanta Position: Research Associate Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: taraksamanta995@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-0549 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: Asim Giri Position: Field Assistant Organization: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Address: Darjeeling, West Bengal, IN Email: giriasim2013@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-3609 Name: Nivedita Sengupta Position: Research Associate Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: Rishin Basu Roy Position: Researcher Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: wildrishin@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-818X Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: Arjan Basu Roy Position: Secretary Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: Lina Chatterjee Position: Research Associate Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/ Name: Vijay Barve Position: Research Advisor Organization: Nature Mates-Nature Club Address: 6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata-700032 Email: vijay.barve@gmail.com Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567 Home page: http://www.naturematesindia.org/

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