India bird sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
107 bird species recorded; the most in January.
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
91 species in January.69 species in February.39 species in March.57 species in April.15 species in May.0 species in June.33 species in July.0 species in August.24 species in September.74 species in October.72 species in November.69 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
107 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).
- 107Speciesrecorded more than once
- 57Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,200Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 117 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 7Waders
- 4Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 40Songbirds
- 25Other 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 107 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
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Rhopodytes viridirostrisRhopodytes viridirostris
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/20°12 mm
- Feb33°/21°13 mm
- Mar35°/23°21 mm
- Apr36°/26°45 mm
- May35°/26°84 mm
- Jun35°/25°37 mm
- Jul35°/25°52 mm
- Aug34°/24°75 mm
- Sep34°/24°100 mm
- Oct31°/24°188 mm
- Nov29°/22°204 mm
- Dec28°/21°86 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary.
Bird sanctuary in India
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
107 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,200 open records.
The most recorded are the Asian Open-bill Stork, the Indian Pond-Heron and the Black-necked Ibis.
3 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- Neykuppainearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Madurai Airport (IXM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 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
- 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.
In our other atlases
Around Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmPiranmalai · 16 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
India
- 51Birdyas Score
- 107Species
- 57Migrants
- 0Threatened
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
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- 77Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 122Migrants
- 5Threatened
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
India · 87 km
- 51Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 59Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7923801) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,200 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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