India bird sanctuary
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
186 bird species recorded; the most 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
94 species in January.134 species in February.104 species in March.48 species in April.67 species in May.38 species in June.76 species in July.64 species in August.44 species in September.101 species in October.126 species in November.162 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
186 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).
- 186Speciesrecorded more than once
- 88Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,956Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 128 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 16Waders
- 18Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 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 186 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVU
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Indian NuthatchSitta castanea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan23°/8°17 mm
- Feb28°/11°17 mm
- Mar34°/17°11 mm
- Apr41°/24°9 mm
- May43°/28°23 mm
- Jun42°/30°106 mm
- Jul35°/27°258 mm
- Aug33°/26°216 mm
- Sep32°/24°148 mm
- Oct32°/19°30 mm
- Nov28°/14°4 mm
- Dec24°/9°6 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.
1st bird sanctuary of uttarpradesh
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
186 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,956 open records.
The most recorded are the White-breasted Waterhen, the White-breasted Kingfisher and the Bronze-winged Jacana.
26 species come for the summer, 61 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Sarus Crane, Common Pochard and Tawny Eagle.
The most species are recorded in December.
Get there and watch
- Mohānnearest town · 18 km in a straight line
- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at AGR airport (Agra)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.
Other places nearby.
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
India
- 68Birdyas Score
- 186Species
- 88Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6982793) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,956 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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