India bird sanctuary
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
151 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
117 species in January.135 species in February.105 species in March.49 species in April.53 species in May.25 species in June.0 species in July.61 species in August.54 species in September.67 species in October.68 species in November.90 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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NTNo records for this month.
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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
151 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).
- 151Speciesrecorded more than once
- 45Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,925Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 21Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 53Songbirds
- 32Other 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 151 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds53 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Tawny-bellied babblerDumetia hyperythra
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- CootFulica atra
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
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°/21°17 mm
- Feb31°/22°13 mm
- Mar34°/24°21 mm
- Apr35°/26°40 mm
- May35°/27°78 mm
- Jun34°/26°38 mm
- Jul34°/26°53 mm
- Aug34°/26°82 mm
- Sep33°/25°104 mm
- Oct31°/25°196 mm
- Nov28°/23°253 mm
- Dec28°/22°124 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary.
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
151 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,925 open records.
The most recorded are the Asian Open-bill Stork, the Black Drongo and the Brahminy Kite.
6 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Muthupetnearest town · 9.1 km in a straight line
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 92 km in a straight lineCar hire at MAA airport (Chennai)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.
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
India
- 53Birdyas Score
- 151Species
- 45Migrants
- 1Threatened
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
India · 37 km
- 77Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 122Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7877004) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,925 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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