Berger, Iris https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3943-6410
Kamble, Ajit
Morton, Oscar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-4498
Raj, Varsha
Nair, Sayuj R.
Edwards, David P. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8562-3853
Wauchope, Hannah S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-4616
Joshi, Viral
Basu, Parthiba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8942-0161
Smith, Barbara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-0331
Dicks, Lynn V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-4468
Funding for this research was provided by:
Whitten studentship
RCUK | Natural Environment Research Council (NE/N014472/2)
Article History
Received: 21 October 2024
Accepted: 12 August 2025
First Online: 19 September 2025
Change Date: 22 September 2025
Change Type: Update
Change Details: In the version of the article initially published, the common name of Merops orientalis was incorrectly listed as "Indian Roller" and has now been amended to "Asian Green Bee-eater" in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests, but we note for transparency that Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (the agency in charge of rolling out the ZBNF programme) provided us with information on where ZBNF is widely practiced. However, they had no influence on the final site selection and data collection process.