India Ramsar wetland
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
177 bird species recorded; the most from December to January.
Smitha G S · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
143 species in January.83 species in February.97 species in March.7 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.23 species in August.8 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.137 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
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,799Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 29Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 52Songbirds
- 44Other 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 177 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Oriental Scops-owlOtus sunia
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Songbirds52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaNT
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Other birds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Cuculus sparverioidesCuculus sparverioides
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- CootFulica atra
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctus
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan25°/19°13 mm
- Feb28°/21°18 mm
- Mar31°/24°30 mm
- Apr33°/26°69 mm
- May32°/28°173 mm
- Jun31°/28°280 mm
- Jul30°/28°378 mm
- Aug30°/27°346 mm
- Sep30°/27°314 mm
- Oct29°/26°185 mm
- Nov27°/23°34 mm
- Dec25°/20°13 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bhitarkanika Mangroves.
Mangrove wetland in India's Odisha state, covering an area of 650 km/square in the river delta of the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers
Bhitarkanika Mangroves is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,799 open records.
The most recorded are the Indian Pond-Heron, the Eastern Spotted Dove and the Grey Heron.
9 species come for the summer, 79 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from December to January.
Get there and watch
- Chāndbālinearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 121 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCU airport (Kolkata)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.
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
India
- 69Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 91Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4901841) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,799 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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