India Ramsar wetland
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands
263 bird species recorded; the most from November to January.
Bobinson · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
218 species in January.191 species in February.185 species in March.176 species in April.146 species in May.130 species in June.110 species in July.130 species in August.154 species in September.190 species in October.223 species in November.211 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
263 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).
- 263Speciesrecorded more than once
- 121Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 124,910Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 21Raptors
- 8Owls
- 37Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 97Songbirds
- 56Other 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 263 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
- Pallid Scops-OwlOtus brucei
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
Waders37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds97 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Malabar LarkGalerida malabarica
- Bristled grassbirdChaetornis striata
- Emberiza buchananiEmberiza buchanani
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Tawny-bellied babblerDumetia hyperythra
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
Other birds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- CootFulica atra
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadicea
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaNT
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Malabar flamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Grey-fronted Green-pigeonTreron affinis
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from November to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan32°/21°9 mm
- Feb34°/23°18 mm
- Mar35°/24°42 mm
- Apr33°/25°103 mm
- May31°/26°228 mm
- Jun28°/25°439 mm
- Jul27°/24°403 mm
- Aug28°/24°315 mm
- Sep28°/24°248 mm
- Oct28°/24°295 mm
- Nov29°/23°147 mm
- Dec30°/21°30 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands.
Wetland in India
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India.
263 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 124,910 open records.
The most recorded are the House Crow, the Indian Pond-Heron and the Little Cormorant.
27 species come for the summer, 90 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern, Black-capped Kingfisher and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from November to January.
Get there and watch
- Gloriya Boys Hostelplace to stay · 2.6 km · 270 within 10 km
- Puzhakkalnearest town · 1.2 km in a straight line
- Cochin International Airport (COK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmVilangan Hills Viewpoint
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 56restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 270places to stay within 10 kmGloriya Boys Hostel, Krishna Inn, Bismillah hotel and 267 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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands
India
- 78Birdyas Score
- 263Species
- 121Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7375474) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 124,910 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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