Who among the following is an Indian ornithologist also known as the 'Birdman of India'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Salim Ali
Salim Ali (1896–1987) carried out the first systematic bird surveys across India and wrote The Book of Indian Birds and, with S. Dillon Ripley, the ten-volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. For this work he is known as the ‘Birdman of India’.
He was closely linked with the Bombay Natural History Society and received the Padma Vibhushan in 1976.