Nepal Ramsar wetland
Bishazari Tal
404 bird species recorded; the most from February to April and in November.
Subrat Adhikari · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
250 species in January.282 species in February.289 species in March.288 species in April.203 species in May.187 species in June.162 species in July.157 species in August.206 species in September.264 species in October.300 species in November.277 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
404 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).
- 404Speciesrecorded more than once
- 186Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 46,527Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 202 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 38Raptors
- 11Owls
- 27Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 5Storks & cranes
- 187Songbirds
- 101Other 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 404 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescens
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Buteo refectusButeo refectus
- White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisCR
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Gyps himalayensisGyps himalayensis
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusCR
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Lesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilisNT
- Slender-billed vultureGyps tenuirostrisCR
- Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisNT
- Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Oriental Scops-owlOtus sunia
- Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Collared Scops-owlOtus lettia
- Brown Wood-owlStrix leptogrammica
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds187 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Javan CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Grey-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Pale-chinned FlycatcherCyornis poliogenys
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurus
- Sand LarkCalandrella raytal
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Striated BabblerTurdoides earlei
- Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythroryncha
- Black-winged CuckooshrikeCoracina melaschistos
- Dicrurus annectensDicrurus annectens
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus
- Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Hooded PittaPitta sordida
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
- Smoky WarblerPhylloscopus fuligiventer
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
- Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Siberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
- Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Grey-capped PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaVU
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisVU
- Southern Blyth's Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus reguloides
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae
- Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatus
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Green-backed TitParus monticolus
- Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaCR
- Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
- Saroglossa spilopteraSaroglossa spiloptera
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensisNT
- Green MagpieCissa chinensis
- Black-lored TitParus xanthogenys
- White-throated Bush ChatSaxicola insignisVU
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Slender-billed OrioleOriolus tenuirostris
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiae
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
- Bristled grassbirdChaetornis striata
- White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseus
- Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Grey-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Orange-bellied leafbirdChloropsis hardwickii
- Whistler’s WarblerSeicercus whistleri
- Pale-footed Bush WarblerUrosphena pallidipes
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
- Green-crowned Warbler or Golden-spectacled WarblerSeicercus burkii
- Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalis
- Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
- Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monileger
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Hodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni
- Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
- White-tailed RubythroatLuscinia pectoralis
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Pale Blue-FlycatcherCyornis unicolor
- Grey-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
- White-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps
- Black-throated BushtitAegithalos concinnus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucura
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala
- White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolus
- Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
- Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollis
- White-capped Water-redstartChaimarrornis leucocephalus
- Chestnut-crowned WarblerSeicercus castaniceps
- Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
- Stachyris nigricepsStachyris nigriceps
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
- Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
- Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
- Alcippe nipalensisAlcippe nipalensis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus
Other birds101 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Himalayan Flamebacked WoodpeckerDinopium shorii
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Brown CrakeAmaurornis akool
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Picus chlorolophusPicus chlorolophus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
- Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriNT
- Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Ashy-headed Green-pigeonTreron phayreiNT
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctus
- Blue-throated barbetPsilopogon asiaticus
- Greater Yellownape WoodpeckerChrysophlegma flavinucha
- Great HornbillBuceros bicornisVU
- Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
- CootFulica atra
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- White-rumped NeedletailZoonavena sylvatica
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Thick-billed Green PigeonTreron curvirostra
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataNT
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayana
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Cuculus sparverioidesCuculus sparverioides
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
- Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Bengal BustardHoubaropsis bengalensisCR
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auriceps
- Cuculus saturatusCuculus saturatus
- Wedge-tailed Green PigeonTreron sphenurus
- Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Pin-tailed Green-PigeonTreron apicauda
- Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis
- Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
- Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
- Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
- Speckled WoodpigeonColumba hodgsonii
- Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
- Grey NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka
- Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
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 February to April and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan21°/9°13 mm
- Feb26°/12°20 mm
- Mar32°/17°24 mm
- Apr37°/22°38 mm
- May38°/25°104 mm
- Jun36°/26°220 mm
- Jul32°/25°363 mm
- Aug31°/25°281 mm
- Sep30°/23°202 mm
- Oct28°/20°57 mm
- Nov26°/15°3 mm
- Dec22°/10°5 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bishazari Tal.
Lake area and Ramsar site in Nepal
Bishazari Tal is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Nepal, 202 m above the sea.
404 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 46,527 open records.
The most recorded are the White-breasted Kingfisher, the Common Myna and the Black Drongo.
50 species come for the summer, 132 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Great Hornbill, White-rumped Vulture and Grey-capped Prinia.
The most species are recorded from February to April and in November.
Get there and watch
- Ground (Open space)campsite · 8.0 km · 11 within 10 km
- Elephant Safari Resortplace to stay · 4.9 km · 227 within 10 km
- Bharatpurnearest town · 6.9 km in a straight line
- Pokhara International Airport (PHH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 75 km in a straight lineCar hire at KTM airport (Kathmandu)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmObservation tower
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmChitwan National Park Info Office
- 5viewpoints within 5 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmGround (Open space) and 10 more
- 227places to stay within 10 kmElephant Safari Resort, Safari Adventure Lodge, Sapana Lodge and 224 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Bishazari Tal
Nepal
- 91Birdyas Score
- 404Species
- 186Migrants
- 12Threatened
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Nepal · 276 km
- 92Birdyas Score
- 425Species
- 255Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4880120) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 46,527 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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