India bird sanctuary
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
126 bird species recorded; the most in February and in December.
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
60 species in January.96 species in February.30 species in March.21 species in April.30 species in May.66 species in June.54 species in July.26 species in August.40 species in September.51 species in October.80 species in November.98 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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VUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,861Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 586 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 5Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 55Songbirds
- 36Other 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 126 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
- Lesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilisNT
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
Songbirds55 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
- Southern Hill MynaGracula indica
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Indian Black-lored TitParus aplonotus
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Rufous BabblerTurdoides subrufa
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Malabar Pied HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNT
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboides
- Malabar flamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Malabar Grey-HornbillOcyceros griseusVU
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
- Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
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 February and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/13°1 mm
- Feb30°/15°3 mm
- Mar33°/18°17 mm
- Apr33°/20°40 mm
- May30°/20°134 mm
- Jun26°/20°566 mm
- Jul24°/20°651 mm
- Aug24°/19°515 mm
- Sep25°/19°283 mm
- Oct26°/18°181 mm
- Nov25°/16°61 mm
- Dec25°/14°9 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary.
Village in Karnataka, India
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India, 586 m above the sea.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,861 open records.
The most recorded are the Brahminy Kite, the Little Cormorant and the River Tern.
13 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern and Malabar Grey-Hornbill.
The most species are recorded in February and in December.
Get there and watch
- Narasimharājapuranearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Mangaluru International Airport (IXE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 107 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLR airport (Bengaluru)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.
In our other atlases
Around Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmKoramūr Gudda · 10 kmBasavana Gudda · 20 kmKoramar Gudda · 20 kmGurigi Gudda · 21 kmGudde Mardi · 22 kmBa!le Gudda · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBhadra Reservoir97 km² · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyTunga River147 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
India
- 54Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 44Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q16894577) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,861 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, Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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