Title: Bird Sanctuaries in India, Birds Found and Other Useful Information
1Bird Sanctuaries in India Complete Information
For Bird Lovers
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2Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Area 143 Sq Km Year Of
Establishment 1989 Temperatures Max 45.50C
Min 1.70C Nearest Town Gurgaon (15km) State
Haryana Best Time to Visit December and
January Birds Found In winter Sultanpur Bird
Sanctuary provides a picturesque panorama of
migratory birds such as Siberian Cranes, Greater
Flamingo, Ruff, Black winged Stilt, Common Teal,
Common Greenshank, Northern Pintail, Yellow
Wagtail, White Wagtail, Northern Shoveler, Rosy
Pelican, Gadwall, Wood Sandpiper, Spotted
Sandpiper, Eurasian Wigeon, Black tailed Godwit,
Spotted Redshank, Starling, Bluethroat and Long
billed Pipit. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary has birds
in summer too ,About 11 species of migratory
birds such as Asian Koel, Black crowned Night
Heron, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Comb duck, Blue
cheeked Bee Eater, Blue-tailed Bee-Eater and
Cuckoos come here.
3Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Area 25 km² (9.65
square miles) Year Of Establishment
1983 Temperatures Ranging from 10 C to 26 C
Nearest Town Kothamangalam (13 km) State
Kerala Best Time to Visit September to
March Birds Found Malabar Grey Hornbill,
Malabar Parakeet, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon,
White-bellied Treepie, Nilgiri Flycatcher,
Grey-headed Bulbul, Wynaad Laughingthrush, Rufous
Babbler, Malabar Lark and Crimson-backed Sunbird,
Red Spurfowl, White-bellied Woodpecker, Malabar
Trogon, Brown-backed Needletail, Oriental Bay
Owl, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Black Baza, Malabar
Whistling Thrush and Black-throated Munia
4Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Area 2,873 hectare, 29
km2 Year Of Establishment 1982 Temperatures
Min. 05 C Max. 47 C Nearest Town Delhi Agra
Jaipur State Rajasthan Best Time to Visit
October, February Birds Found Pelicans,
Cranes, Ducks, Eagles, Hawks, Pipits, Warblers,
Wheatears, Wagtails, Flycatchers, Buntings,
Larks, Shanks, Painted storks, Pipits, White
Ibis, Cormorants, Pale
5Kinnerasani Bird Sanctuary Area 635.40 Sq.
Kms Year Of Establishment Temperatures Max 45
C Min 20C Nearest Town Paloncha State
Andhra Pradesh Best Time to Visit June to
October Birds Found Baya Weaver, Black
Bittern, Black Drongo, Black Ibis, Black-headed
Cuckooshr, Chestnut-headed Bee-ea, Common
Woodshrike (Tep) , Crested Serpent Eagle,
Greenish Warbler Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Long-tailed
Shrike ,Oriental Honey-buzzard, Red-headed
Bunting (Em), Red-vented Bulbul, Ruddy Shelduck ,
Short-Toed Snake Eagle, White-eyed Buzzard
6Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Area 2.246 Sq.
Km Temperature Range 45C to 3C State Uttar
Pradesh Best Time to Visit November to
March Birds Found Graylag goose, pintail,
cotton teal, red crested pochard, gadwall,
shoveller, coot and mallard are some of the
migratory flocking to the sanctuary. Among the
local birds, one can behold potwill, sarus
crane, painted stork, peacock, white ibis,
dabchick, whistling teal, open billed stork, and
white necked stork among others
7Kawal Bird Sanctuary Area 893 Sq. Km. Year Of
Establishment 1964 Temperatures Max 45 C Min
20C Nearest Town Adilabad(260-kms from
Hyderabad) State Andhra Pradesh Best Time to
Visit November To May Birds Found Peacock,
kites, eagles, partridges, quails, owls,
vultures, pied horn bills, painted strokes,
cocktails, love birds, Budgerigars, Ducks, Grey
Pelicans, Rosy Pelicans, kingfishers, Mynahs and
pigeons
8Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Area 14
Acres Temperatures Around 35 C and in winters
22 C Nearest Town Kottayam (14km) State
Kerala Best Time to Visit June to August and
November to February Birds Found Waterfowl,
Cuckoo, Owls, Egrets, Herons Water Ducks,
Parrots, Teal, Larks, Flycatchers, Wood Beetle,
Mangrove Forests, Green Paddy Fields and Coconut
Groves
9Kaundinya Bird Sanctuary Area 358 square
kilometers Year Of Establishment
1983 Temperatures Max 45 C Min 15C State
Andhra Pradesh Best Time to Visit October To
May Birds Found The Grey Pelicans, Rosy
Pelicans, Pied Horn Bills, Painted Storks,
Peacocks, Ducks, Love Birds, Budgerigars and
Cockatiels
10Kolleru Bird Sanctuary Area 673-sq-kms Year Of
Establishment November 1999 Temperatures Max 45
C Min 15C Nearest Town Vijayawada
Kaikaluru State Andhra Pradesh Best Time to
Visit October to May Birds Found Open Bill
Storks, Painted Storks, Glossy Ibises, White
Ibises, Teals, Pintails, Shovellers, Red-Crested
Pochards, Black winged Stilts, Avocets, Common
Redshanks, Wigeons, Gadwalls and Cormorants Water
birds which contain Garganys, ducks, Open bill
storks, Herons, Flamingos grey pelicans.
11Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Area 1 Sq.
Km Temperature Range 43C to 12C State
Gujarat Best Time to Visit October to
March Birds Found flamingo, pelican,
spoonbill, avocet, coot, pintail, little
cormorant, little grebe, Indian roller,
shoveller, ducks, geese, whistling teal, bittern,
stork, heron, egret, ibis, gull, tern, jacanas,
ruff, red shank
12Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary Area 0.67 Sq.
Km Temperature Range 35C to 15C State
Karnataka Best Time to Visit June to
November Birds Found Painted storks, Asian
openbill storks, common spoonbills, woolly-necked
storks, black-headed ibis, white ibis, lesser
whistling ducks, Indian shags, stork-billed
kingfishers, egrets, cormorants, oriental darter,
herons, great stone plovers, river terns and
streak-throated swallows
13Other Bird Sanctuaries in India Chilka Lake Bird
Sanctuary in Orissa State Mayani Bird Sanctuary
in Maharashtra State Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
in Gujarat State
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