India bird sanctuary
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
181 bird species recorded; the most from November to February.
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This month here
127 species in January.137 species in February.101 species in March.45 species in April.43 species in May.56 species in June.53 species in July.61 species in August.99 species in September.102 species in October.135 species in November.130 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.
VU
NT
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
181 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).
- 181Speciesrecorded more than once
- 84Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,357Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 38Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 51Songbirds
- 33Other 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 181 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
Waders38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Flesh-footed ShearwaterPuffinus carneipes
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Swinhoe's Storm PetrelOceanodroma monorhisNT
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Malabar flamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/25°5 mm
- Feb31°/25°9 mm
- Mar31°/27°34 mm
- Apr31°/28°92 mm
- May30°/28°224 mm
- Jun28°/27°490 mm
- Jul27°/26°468 mm
- Aug27°/25°352 mm
- Sep28°/26°240 mm
- Oct28°/26°245 mm
- Nov29°/26°128 mm
- Dec30°/25°28 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary.
Waterfall
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
181 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,357 open records.
The most recorded are the Brahminy Kite, the House Crow and the Indian Pond-Heron.
15 species come for the summer, 66 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Black-capped Kingfisher and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from November to February.
Get there and watch
- Soltitude Holiday Innplace to stay · 1.6 km · 59 within 10 km
- Karuvanthuruthynearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Calicut International Airport (CCJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 14 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 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 59places to stay within 10 kmSoltitude Holiday Inn, Hotel Beena, Girls Hostel and 56 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites 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 Kadalundi 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 kmArimbra Hills, Malappuram · 15 kmUrakam Hill486 m · 20 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmMadhava ObservatoryBortle 3 · 6.5 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
India
- 71Birdyas Score
- 181Species
- 84Migrants
- 5Threatened
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands
India · 76 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 263Species
- 121Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q37564) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,357 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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