India bird sanctuary
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
255 bird species recorded; the most from February to March and in December.
Ravi Vaidyanathan · CC BY 3.0
This month here
168 species in January.204 species in February.205 species in March.125 species in April.133 species in May.126 species in June.142 species in July.118 species in August.99 species in September.164 species in October.157 species in November.209 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
255 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).
- 255Speciesrecorded more than once
- 96Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 43,885Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 254 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 21Raptors
- 7Owls
- 13Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 4Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 123Songbirds
- 61Other 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 255 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisCR
- Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiNT
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
- Brown Wood-owlStrix leptogrammica
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds123 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minima
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Alcippe poioicephalaAlcippe poioicephala
- Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsii
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldii
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalis
- Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- White-spotted FantailRhipidura albogularis
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Tawny-bellied babblerDumetia hyperythra
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchus
- Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNT
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Indian Black-lored TitParus aplonotus
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Brown-rumped MinivetPericrocotus cantonensis
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
- Eyebrowed thrushTurdus obscurus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
Other birds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaNT
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Grey-fronted Green-pigeonTreron affinis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canente
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadicea
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis
- Caprimulgus indicusCaprimulgus indicus
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica
- Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- CootFulica atra
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- Malabar Grey-HornbillOcyceros griseusVU
- Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
- Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
- Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstonii
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboides
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 March and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan31°/15°0 mm
- Feb34°/18°2 mm
- Mar37°/21°5 mm
- Apr38°/23°3 mm
- May37°/25°22 mm
- Jun32°/26°535 mm
- Jul28°/25°834 mm
- Aug28°/24°606 mm
- Sep29°/24°376 mm
- Oct31°/22°104 mm
- Nov31°/19°17 mm
- Dec30°/16°5 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Karnala Bird Sanctuary.
Wildlife sanctuary in Maharashtra, India
Karnala Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India, 254 m above the sea.
255 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 43,885 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-whiskered Bulbul, the Common Iora and the Purple Sunbird.
21 species come for the summer, 74 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern, Malabar Grey-Hornbill and White-rumped Vulture.
The most species are recorded from February to March and in December.
Get there and watch
- Rishi Resortsplace to stay · 3.1 km · 11 within 10 km
- Karnālanearest town · 6.1 km in a straight line
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 9 km in a straight lineCar hire at PNQ airport (Pune)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmKarnala
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11places to stay within 10 kmRishi Resorts, Hotel Natraj, Minority Girls Hostel Panvel and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites 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 Karnala Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmKalavantin Durg · 15 kmKaranja · 18 kmTrombay Peak · 23 kmMalangarh · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6372818) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 43,885 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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