India Ramsar wetland
Kolleru Lake
170 bird species recorded; the most from November 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
138 species in January.138 species in February.92 species in March.104 species in April.114 species in May.68 species in June.53 species in July.0 species in August.53 species in September.72 species in October.131 species in November.131 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
170 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).
- 170Speciesrecorded more than once
- 66Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,376Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 1Owls
- 26Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 60Songbirds
- 31Other 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 170 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds60 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- CootFulica atra
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
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 November to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/19°5 mm
- Feb33°/20°10 mm
- Mar36°/23°9 mm
- Apr37°/26°21 mm
- May37°/28°52 mm
- Jun34°/27°140 mm
- Jul32°/26°194 mm
- Aug30°/25°182 mm
- Sep30°/25°186 mm
- Oct30°/24°220 mm
- Nov29°/21°77 mm
- Dec29°/19°23 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kolleru Lake.
Lake in India
Kolleru Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India.
170 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,376 open records.
The most recorded are the Painted Stork, the Indian Pond-Heron and the Little Egret.
7 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and River Tern.
The most species are recorded from November to February.
Get there and watch
- Godavari Blockplace to stay · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- Kaikalūrnearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Vijayawada International Airport (VGA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at HYD airport (Hyderabad)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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmGodavari Block
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kolleru Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Riveryasthe river nearbyTammileru River
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Kolleru Lake
India
- 62Birdyas Score
- 170Species
- 66Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3764964) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,376 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 | Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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