India Ramsar wetland
Ropar Wetland
202 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Gouravsharma95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
137 species in January.161 species in February.77 species in March.63 species in April.73 species in May.60 species in June.50 species in July.61 species in August.117 species in September.136 species in October.112 species in November.124 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.
VU
NT
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
202 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).
- 202Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,304Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 359 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 2Owls
- 21Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 83Songbirds
- 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 202 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Striated BabblerTurdoides earlei
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Yellow-bellied FantailChelidorhynx hypoxantha
- Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- CootFulica atra
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan20°/7°32 mm
- Feb23°/10°37 mm
- Mar30°/15°36 mm
- Apr36°/21°25 mm
- May41°/26°32 mm
- Jun41°/29°106 mm
- Jul37°/28°212 mm
- Aug34°/26°212 mm
- Sep33°/23°129 mm
- Oct31°/19°9 mm
- Nov26°/13°7 mm
- Dec21°/9°12 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ropar Wetland.
Lake in India
Ropar Wetland is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India, 359 m above the sea.
202 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,304 open records.
The most recorded are the House Crow, the Rock Dove and the Common Myna.
24 species come for the summer, 67 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and River Tern.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Railnearest town · 3.9 km in a straight line
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at IXC airport (Chandigarh)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 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
- 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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Ropar Wetland
India
- 68Birdyas Score
- 202Species
- 91Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7353251) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,304 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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