India bird sanctuary
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
104 bird species recorded; the most from January to February.
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
92 species in January.85 species in February.47 species in March.14 species in April.20 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.23 species in September.0 species in October.63 species in November.36 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
104 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).
- 104Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,498Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 5Raptors
- 1Owls
- 9Waders
- 5Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 40Songbirds
- 25Other 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 104 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- CootFulica atra
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
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.
- Jan29°/22°16 mm
- Feb31°/23°16 mm
- Mar34°/25°26 mm
- Apr34°/27°58 mm
- May34°/27°85 mm
- Jun33°/26°40 mm
- Jul33°/26°47 mm
- Aug33°/25°62 mm
- Sep32°/25°91 mm
- Oct31°/25°208 mm
- Nov29°/24°224 mm
- Dec28°/22°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary.
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
104 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,498 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Myna, the Black Drongo and the Blue-tailed Bee-eater.
3 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from January to February.
Get there and watch
- Mudukulathurnearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Madurai Airport (IXM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)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
- 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.
Other places nearby.
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
India
- 51Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 59Migrants
- 0Threatened
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
India · 186 km
- 77Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 122Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q15233552) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,498 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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