Eternal India Encyclopedia

SANCTUARIES - BIRDS

SI.

Ing. No./State/UT & Name of

Species found

No.

of Sanctuary/Best Time to visit/Area

1

Jammu & Kashmir

Monal pheasant

WL 1

*Kishtwar

2

Himachal Pradesh

Koklass, partridge

WL2

Manali Sanctuary, Kulu /Apr-June/29 sq.kms

WL 3

Great Himalaya, Sept-Oct, Sept-Nov/Apr-June

Monal pheasant, cheer pheasant

3

Punjab

WL3

Harike Headwork Sanctuary/Oct-March

Duck, pochard, teal, coot, waterhen, geese

4

Rajasthan

WL4

Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar/Oct-June/197

sq.kms

Peafowl, red spur fowl, green pigeon, partridge

WL5

Keoladeo/Throughout the year

Siberian crane, osprey, peafowl, spoon bill Spoonbill, osprey, peafowl, partridge, green pigeon,red spur fowl Siberian crane, stork, spoon bill, quail,coot, heron, teal, tern

WL 6

Ranathambore Tiger Reserve/Oct-June/392

sq. kms

WL 7

Ghana bird Sanctuary/Oct-end of Feb/29 sq.

kms

5

Madhya Pradesh

WL 8 *

Bandhavgarh National Park/Nov-June/105 sq. kms 6 Uttar Pradesh

Variety of upland birds

WL 9

Valley of Flower/July-Aug/630 sq. kms

Monal pheasant Monal pheasant, snow pigeon, green pigeon Pea fowl, red jungle fowl, partridge

WL10

Nanda Devi Sanctuary,Chamoli/Sept.-Oct.,May-June

WL11

Corbett National Park, Nainital, Gharwal/Nov-May/525 sq. kms 7 Bihar

WL13

Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribagh/Oct-June/186 sq.kms

Pea fowl, etc.

WL14

Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary, Daltongunj/Throughout/

May-June/979 sq.kms

Pea fowl, etc.

8 Gujarat WL 15 Pirotan Marine Sanctuary/Nov-Feb-271 sq.kms 9 Maharashtra WL 16 Dhaknakoldaz Sanctuary/April-May WL 17* KarnalaBirdSanctuary/Jan-April

Stock, heron, ibis, hamengo, pelican, wader

Plentiful bird life

Ashy minivet, paradise fly-catcher, shama, Malabar whistling, thrush, racket tailed drongo, woodpecker, etc.

WL 18

Radhanagari (Bison) Sanctuary, Kolhapur/May-Sept/2072 sq.kms

Fairly lavish bird life White bellied sea eagle

WL19

Borivili (Sanjay Gandhi)/Oct- March

10 Karnataka WL 20 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore/June-Sept.

Openbilled stork, white ibis, little egret, cattle egret darter, cormo rant, pond heron, river spoonbill etc. Jungle fowl, partridge, etc. Green pigeon, grey jungle fowl, partridge, bush quail, pea fowl Grey partridge, bush quail, jungle fowl

WL 21 Nagarahole National Park/Oct-March/571 sq. kms. WL 23 Bandipura National Park, Mysore/874 sq. kms WL 24 Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore/Throughout 11 Tamil Nadu WL 25 Vedanthangal Water Bird Sanctuary/Nov-Feb 12 Andhra Pradesh WL26 Kolleru Pelichwry Sanctuary/Dec-March/673 sq. kms 22 Orissa

Different water birds

Pelican, flamingo, heron, painted stork, teal & tern

WL27 Satkosia Gorg Sanctuary/Summer-Winter/730 sq.kms WL28 Chilka Sanctuary, Ganjam&Puri/Winter/900 sq. kms WL29 BhitarKanika Sanctuary /Winter 23 West Bengal WL 30 Jaldara Wildlife Sanctuary/Dec-May/116 sq. kms 24 Sikkim WL31 Khangchendzonga National Park/Feb-Apr, Oct-Nov pheasant, tagopan 25 Assan WL 32 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary,Barpeta/February/80 sq.kms WL 33 Kaziranga National Park, Jorhat/Feb-May/430 sq. kms 26 Meghalaya

Hornbill, jungle fowl and other birds Ibis, crane, cormorant, egret, flamingo and pelican

Painted stork, adjutant stork, open billed stork, white ibis, black ibis, etc.

Variety of birds

Pheasant, partridge, green pigeon, monal pheasant, blood

Great pied hornbill florican Pelican, partridge, florican

WL 34 Nokrek/Dec-March WL35 Balphakra/Oct- May 28 Manipur WL 36 Keibul Lamjao National Park /Feb-April WL 37 Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary /Nov-Feb 31 Arunachal Pradesh WL 38 Namdapha Tiger Reserve/Oct-Mar

Hornbill Hornbill

Water birds Hornbill, pheasant etc.

32 Andaman & Nicobar Is.

Great Indian hornbill, cheer pheasant

WL 39 Saddle Peak/Nov-April

Andaman Imperial