A total of 61  species of birds have been identified at the St. Aloysius College campus in Mangalule and at the St. Aloysius Institute for Management and Information Technology (AIMIT) in Kotekaveeri, on the outskirts of the city. 

This species was identified during a three-day campus bird survey on two campuses from February 19-21. The two laboratories were one of 262 universities that participated in events held throughout India as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count. It is hosted by Bird Count India in partnership with eBIRD.  

This is the fourth year that St. Alloysius College has participated in this event. In addition to the university's 37-hectare campus  in the heart of Mangaluru, the bird survey was  first conducted on AIMIT's 17-hectare campus. Up to 28 students and others from the two laboratories participated in the exercise. 

Among the birds found on the two campuses were Greater Racket-tail, Jungle Myna, Common Myna, Rock Pigeon, Purple Lamp Sunbird, Pale Build Flower Pecker, Koel, Oriental Magpie Robin, and Red-whiskered. Large  birds of prey, the black kite and the brahminy kite, have been witnessed throughout the campus. Migratory birds, namely the Indian Paradise Flycatcher, the Indian Golden Oriol, and the Bluetailed Bee Eater have also been witnessed. 

Nilgiri flowerpecker, Ashy woodswallow, Red-wattled lapis, Black-headed ibis, Lesser green leafbird, and Orange-headed thrush were found on the AIMIT campus.  So far, 56  species of birds have been added to the inventory of St. Alloysius University on the Mangaluru campus. With a checklist of 35 bird species, the AIMIT campus is now  included as an eBird hotspot. 

The Faculty of Animal Science at St. Aloysius University organized a bird survey. The bird counting team was led by Assistant Professor Glavine Thomas and Dean Hemachandra Zoology. Father Praveen Martis SJ, President of St Aloysius College, and  Father Melwyn Pinto SJ, Director of AIMIT Campus, participated in the exercise.