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Bird Sanctuaries in India Complete Information For Bird Lovers Presented By: www.ShineGoldToursIndia.com
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Page 1: Bird Sanctuaries in India

Bird Sanctuaries in India Complete Information For Bird Lovers

Presented By: www.ShineGoldToursIndia.com

Page 2: Bird Sanctuaries in India

Sultanpur Bird SanctuaryArea: 143 Sq Km

Year Of Establishment: 1989Temperatures: Max 45.50°C & Min 1.70°C

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.

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Thattekad Bird SanctuaryArea: 25 km² (9.65 square miles)

Year Of Establishment: 1983Temperatures: 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

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Bharatpur Bird SanctuaryArea: 2,873 hectare, 29 km2Year Of Establishment: 1982

Temperatures: Min. 05 °C Max. 47 °CNearest Town: Delhi Agra & Jaipur

State: RajasthanBest 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

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Kinnerasani Bird SanctuaryArea: 635.40 Sq. Kms

Year Of Establishment: Temperatures: Max 45 °C & Min 20°C

Nearest Town: PalonchaState: 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

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Nawabganj Bird SanctuaryArea: 2.246 Sq. Km

Temperature Range: 45°C to 3°CState: 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

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Kawal Bird SanctuaryArea: 893 Sq. Km.

Year Of Establishment :1964Temperatures: Max 45 °C & Min 20°C

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

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Kumarakom Bird SanctuaryArea: 14 Acres

Temperatures: Around 35 °C and in winters 22 °CNearest Town: Kottayam (14km)

State: KeralaBest 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

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Kaundinya Bird SanctuaryArea: 358 square kilometersYear Of Establishment: 1983

Temperatures: Max 45 °C & Min 15°CState: 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

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Kolleru Bird SanctuaryArea: 673-sq-kms

Year Of Establishment: November 1999Temperatures: Max 45 °C & Min 15°CNearest Town: Vijayawada Kaikaluru

State: Andhra PradeshBest 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.

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Porbandar Bird SanctuaryArea: 1 Sq. Km

Temperature Range: 43°C to 12°CState: 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

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Ranganthittu Bird SanctuaryArea: 0.67 Sq. Km

Temperature Range: 35°C to 15°CState: 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

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Other Bird Sanctuaries in IndiaChilka Lake Bird Sanctuary in Orissa State

Mayani Bird Sanctuary in Maharashtra State

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat State

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