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SANCTUARIES - BIRDS
SI.
Ing. No./State/UT & Name of
Species found
No.
of Sanctuary/Best Time to visit/Area
1
Jammu & Kashmir
WL 1
*Kishtwar
2
Himachal Pradesh
WL2
Manali Sanctuary, Kulu /Apr-June/29 sq.kms
WL 3
Great Himalaya, Sept-Oct, Sept-Nov/Apr-June
3
Punjab
WL3
Harike Headwork Sanctuary/Oct-March
4
Rajasthan
WL4
Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar/Oct-June/197
sq.kms
WL5
Keoladeo/Throughout the year
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
WL 9
Valley of Flower/July-Aug/630 sq. kms
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
WL14
Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary, Daltongunj/Throughout/
May-June/979 sq.kms
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
WL 18
Radhanagari (Bison) Sanctuary, Kolhapur/May-Sept/2072 sq.kms
WL19
Borivili (Sanjay Gandhi)/Oct- March
10
Karnataka
WL 20 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore/June-Sept.
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
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
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
32
Andaman & Nicobar Is.
WL 39 Saddle Peak/Nov-April
Monal pheasant
Koklass, partridge
Monal pheasant, cheer pheasant
Duck, pochard, teal, coot, waterhen, geese
Peafowl, red spur fowl, green pigeon, partridge
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
Variety of upland birds
Monal pheasant
Monal pheasant, snow pigeon, green pigeon
Pea fowl, red jungle fowl, partridge
Pea fowl, etc.
Pea fowl, etc.
Stock, heron, ibis, hamengo, pelican, wader
Plentiful bird life
Ashy minivet, paradise fly-catcher, shama, Malabar whistling, thrush,
racket tailed drongo, woodpecker, etc.
Fairly lavish bird life
White bellied sea eagle
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
Different water birds
Pelican, flamingo, heron, painted stork, teal & tern
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
Hornbill
Hornbill
Water birds
Hornbill, pheasant etc.
Great Indian hornbill,
cheer pheasant
Andaman Imperial