India bird sanctuary
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
230 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
163 species in January.181 species in February.153 species in March.129 species in April.97 species in May.76 species in June.100 species in July.118 species in August.117 species in September.115 species in October.146 species in November.159 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
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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
230 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).
- 230Speciesrecorded more than once
- 82Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,116Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 134 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 6Owls
- 8Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 112Songbirds
- 70Other 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 230 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiNT
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaarti
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds112 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Southern Hill MynaGracula indica
- Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldii
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor
- Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minima
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicola
- Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Rufous BabblerTurdoides subrufa
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Flame-throated BulbulPycnonotus gularis
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastra
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Large-billed Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus magnirostris
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
- Indian Black-lored TitParus aplonotus
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Alcippe poioicephalaAlcippe poioicephala
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaarti
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipes
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Hill SwallowHirundo domicola
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Tawny-bellied babblerDumetia hyperythra
- Dark-fronted BabblerRhopocichla atriceps
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Indian Blue RobinLuscinia brunnea
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Malabar LarkGalerida malabarica
- Rusty-tailed FlycatcherMuscicapa ruficauda
- Wynaad LaughingthrushGarrulax delesserti
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatus
- Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensis
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
Other birds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboides
- Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
- Grey-fronted Green-pigeonTreron affinis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Malabar Grey-HornbillOcyceros griseusVU
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Malabar flamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Mountain Imperial-pigeonDucula badia
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadicea
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Picus chlorolophusPicus chlorolophus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
- Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
- Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstonii
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canente
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Malabar Pied HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNT
- Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
- White-rumped NeedletailZoonavena sylvatica
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaNT
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Painted Bush QuailPerdicula erythrorhyncha
- Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulata
- Caprimulgus indicusCaprimulgus indicus
- Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Great HornbillBuceros bicornisVU
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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.
- Jan29°/16°8 mm
- Feb32°/18°15 mm
- Mar34°/20°37 mm
- Apr33°/22°79 mm
- May30°/22°162 mm
- Jun27°/21°243 mm
- Jul26°/21°227 mm
- Aug26°/20°194 mm
- Sep26°/20°172 mm
- Oct27°/20°249 mm
- Nov27°/19°140 mm
- Dec27°/17°32 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary.
Bird sanctuary in kerala, India
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
230 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,116 open records.
The most recorded are the White-cheeked Barbet, the Red-whiskered Bulbul and the Square-tailed Bulbul.
18 species come for the summer, 64 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Malabar Grey-Hornbill, Great Hornbill and River Tern.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Greenland Farm Houseplace to stay · 2.6 km · 13 within 10 km
- Pudunagaramnearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Cochin International Airport (COK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)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
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmSithargundu View Point 2, Sithargundu View Point 1, Waterfall View
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 km
- 13places to stay within 10 kmGreenland Farm House, Hill Valley Ressort, Hotel Haneefa and 10 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Thattekad Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmAathanad · 14 kmKarimala Gopuram · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmPothundi Reservoir1.5 km² · 9.5 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
India
- 68Birdyas Score
- 230Species
- 82Migrants
- 3Threatened
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands
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- 78Birdyas Score
- 263Species
- 121Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6772512) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,116 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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