Aasheesh Pittie
Published work: Scientific & semi-scientific
Pittie, Aasheesh & Andrew Robertson. 1993. Nomenclature of birds of the Indian subcontinent. A review of some changes taking place. Ornithological Society of India.

Pittie, Aasheesh. 1995. A bibliographic index to the ornithology of the Indian region - Part I. [Publications covered: Stray Feathers (1873-1881) vols. 1-10 & Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1886-1993) vols. 1-90]. Published by the author.

Manakadan, Ranjit &
Aasheesh Pittie. 2002. Standardised common and scientific names of the birds of the Indian subcontinent. Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 42 (3): i-viii, 1-36.

Pittie, Aasheesh. 2003. On the dates of publication of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, volumes I-100 (1886-2003), and other matters. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 100 (2&3): 589-613.

Pittie, Aasheesh & Siraj Taher. 2004. Mid-winter Waterbird Census in Andhra Pradesh: 1987-1996. B.S.A.P., Hyderabad, India. 142 pp. (Unpublished report). Download (2mb).

Dickinson, Edward C., Murray Bruce, Steven Gregory, Alan P. Peterson &
Aasheesh Pittie. 2004. The dating of names proposed in the first Supplement to Thomas Jerdon's Catalogue of the birds of the peninsula of India. Bull. Zool. Nomenclature. 61 (4): 214-234. Download.

Pittie, Aasheesh.
2004. A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region. Buceros. 9 (2): 1-31. Download.

Pittie, Aasheesh. 2005. A bibliography of the Anatidae of South Asia. Buceros. 9 (3): 1-90. Download.
Contact Information
8-2-545 Road No. 7
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad 500034
India
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Editorial Work
Black Buck: Newsletter for the Hyderabad Nature Club [Editor: 1980-81].
Indian Birds. [Founder editor: 2005- ].
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Socie
ty [Editorial Board member: 2004- ].
Mayura
. (Bi-annual journal of the Birdwatchers' Society of Andhra Pradesh). [Editor: 1983- ].
Newsletter for Ornithologis
ts.
[Founder editor: 2004].

Pitta
. (Monthly bulletin of the Birdwatchers' Society of Andhra Pradesh). [Founder editor: 1987-2002].
Published work: Popular
Pittie, Aasheesh. 1999. Bird banding in the Sri Venkateshwara National Park. Sanctuary Asia. 19 (6): 56-59.
Pittie, Aasheesh. 2000. Trekking to Tala Káveri. Sanctuary Asia. 20 (6): 34-38.
Pittie, Aasheesh. 2001. Can we afford to lose the Great Indian Bustard? Hornbill. 2001(April-June): 24-26.
Pittie, Aasheesh. 2004. The death of a nightjar. Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 44 (1): 8-9.
Pittie, Aasheesh. 2004. Falcons in focus. Newsletter for Ornithologists. 1 (1&2): 30-31.
Participation & Activities
Ongoing work
-Member of Advisory Committee, Bombay Natural History Society (2004 – ).
-Member of Library Subcommittee, Bombay Natural History Society (2004 – ).
-Member of Board of Governors, Environmental Protection & Training Research Institute, Hyderabad [EPTRI] (2002—2005).
-Member of the World Wide Fund for Nature-India, Andhra Pradesh State Committee.
-Honorary Secretary of Hyderabad Nature Club (1979—1981).
-Honorary Secretary Birdwatchers’ Society of Andhra Pradesh (1997—2004).
Pittie, Aasheesh. 2005. A bibliographic index to the birds of South Asia. Third edition. CD-ROM. (2003).
This keyword-based bibliographic database covers: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In addition, Tibet is also covered. It is an indispensable reference tool for ornithologists, amateur birdwatchers, research scholars, faculty of universities, editors of ornithological journals, newsletter, etc.
At present it contains records of more than 23,000 citations from this region.
For details please email me.
Published work: List.
My Favorite Links
Birdwatchers' Society of Andhra Pradesh
Indian Birds
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