India Ramsar wetland
Harike Wetland
299 bird species recorded; the most from January to February.
Jaypee · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
267 species in January.252 species in February.215 species in March.119 species in April.121 species in May.77 species in June.80 species in July.62 species in August.108 species in September.174 species in October.212 species in November.224 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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VUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
299 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).
- 299Speciesrecorded more than once
- 163Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 28,155Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 212 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 28Raptors
- 3Owls
- 27Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 6Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 135Songbirds
- 45Other 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 299 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisCR
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Pallas’s fish eagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Falcated DuckMareca falcata
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Storks & cranes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds135 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Striated BabblerTurdoides earlei
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiNT
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Jungle SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatus
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
- White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Jerdon's babblerChrysomma altirostreVU
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Brooks's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus subviridis
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Sand LarkCalandrella raytal
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
- Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- House BuntingEmberiza striolata
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Pale-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
- Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- White-capped BuntingEmberiza stewarti
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Eastern Pied WheatearOenanthe picata
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Bristled grassbirdChaetornis striata
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Grey-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Hume’s Short-toed LarkCalandrella acutirostris
- Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
- Whistler’s WarblerSeicercus whistleri
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
Other birds45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Yellow-eyed PigeonColumba eversmanniVU
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
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 January to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan20°/5°20 mm
- Feb24°/8°28 mm
- Mar30°/14°28 mm
- Apr37°/21°18 mm
- May43°/27°20 mm
- Jun43°/30°72 mm
- Jul39°/29°144 mm
- Aug37°/27°128 mm
- Sep36°/24°86 mm
- Oct33°/19°7 mm
- Nov27°/13°7 mm
- Dec22°/7°9 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Harike Wetland.
Wetland in Punjab, India
Harike Wetland is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India, 212 m above the sea.
299 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 28,155 open records.
The most recorded are the Rose-ringed Parakeet, the White-breasted Kingfisher and the Red-wattled Lapwing.
30 species come for the summer, 129 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern, Common Pochard and Jerdon's babbler.
The most species are recorded from January to February.
Get there and watch
- Makhunearest town · 5.9 km in a straight line
- Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at IXC airport (Chandigarh)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
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 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
- 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 Harike Wetland.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmRabza · 11 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Harike Wetland
India
- 85Birdyas Score
- 299Species
- 163Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5657472) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 28,155 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 | 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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