India bird sanctuary
Saman Bird Sanctuary
126 bird species recorded; the most in 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
90 species in January.121 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.10 species in September.32 species in October.45 species in November.42 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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NT- 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
- 68Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,113Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 153 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 14Waders
- 13Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 5Storks & cranes
- 46Songbirds
- 21Other 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.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVU
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Songbirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- CootFulica atra
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
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.
- Jan23°/7°14 mm
- Feb27°/10°14 mm
- Mar34°/16°10 mm
- Apr40°/23°9 mm
- May44°/28°19 mm
- Jun42°/31°80 mm
- Jul36°/28°212 mm
- Aug33°/26°187 mm
- Sep33°/24°114 mm
- Oct32°/19°21 mm
- Nov28°/13°4 mm
- Dec24°/9°6 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Saman Bird Sanctuary.
Bird watching area in Saman, Uttar Pradesh
Saman Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,113 open records.
The most recorded are the White-breasted Kingfisher, the Red-wattled Lapwing and the Sarus Crane.
0 species come for the summer, 67 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 February.
Get there and watch
- Santokhpur Unwannearest town · 7.7 km in a straight line
- Agra Airport / Agra Air Force Station (AGR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 121 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
- 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.
Other places nearby.
Saman Bird Sanctuary
India
- 61Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 68Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7408557) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,113 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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