India Ramsar wetland
Anshupa Lake
182 bird species recorded; the most from December to January.
Nirmalbarik · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
149 species in January.107 species in February.130 species in March.110 species in April.60 species in May.87 species in June.86 species in July.53 species in August.42 species in September.72 species in October.105 species in November.144 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
182 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 182Speciesrecorded more than once
- 71Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,969Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 4Owls
- 25Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 40Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 182 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Falcated DuckMareca falcata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
Other birds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- CootFulica atra
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/13°11 mm
- Feb31°/16°17 mm
- Mar36°/21°23 mm
- Apr40°/24°41 mm
- May39°/26°102 mm
- Jun34°/26°211 mm
- Jul31°/25°343 mm
- Aug30°/25°341 mm
- Sep30°/24°288 mm
- Oct29°/22°164 mm
- Nov27°/17°23 mm
- Dec25°/13°10 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Anshupa Lake.
Lake in India
Anshupa Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India.
182 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,969 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Swamphen, the Little Cormorant and the Eastern Spotted Dove.
18 species come for the summer, 49 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from December to January.
Get there and watch
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Plan the visit
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Anshupa Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmAnshupa Lake1.2 km² · 0.5 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPathani Samanta PlanetariumBortle 9 · 30 km
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Photographs
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Other places nearby.
Anshupa Lake
India
- 63Birdyas Score
- 182Species
- 71Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4770683) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,969 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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