India bird sanctuary
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
168 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
108 species in January.0 species in February.37 species in March.27 species in April.48 species in May.37 species in June.0 species in July.98 species in August.79 species in September.99 species in October.146 species in November.124 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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No records for this month.
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No records for this 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
168 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).
- 168Speciesrecorded more than once
- 76Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,468Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 555 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 11Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 70Songbirds
- 48Other 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 168 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
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Songbirds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Indian Black-lored TitParus aplonotus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Dark-fronted BabblerRhopocichla atriceps
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- White-spotted FantailRhipidura albogularis
- Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
- Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- CootFulica atra
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Malabar Grey-HornbillOcyceros griseusVU
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Malabar flamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Malabar Pied HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNT
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
- Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canente
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboides
- Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/15°1 mm
- Feb33°/16°2 mm
- Mar35°/19°13 mm
- Apr36°/21°30 mm
- May33°/22°94 mm
- Jun28°/22°423 mm
- Jul26°/21°486 mm
- Aug26°/21°397 mm
- Sep27°/20°242 mm
- Oct27°/20°155 mm
- Nov27°/17°40 mm
- Dec28°/15°4 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary.
Bird sanctuary in Karnataka, India
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India, 555 m above the sea.
168 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,468 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Cormorant, the Little Egret and the White-breasted Kingfisher.
16 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Malabar Grey-Hornbill and River Tern.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
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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
- 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 Gudavi Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmChandra Gutti · 7.3 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyVarada220 kmDandavathi
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
India
- 62Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 76Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5614543) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,468 open bird records within 4 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 | Peakyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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