India Ramsar wetland
Kanjli Wetland
181 bird species recorded; the most from January to February and in October.
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
144 species in January.142 species in February.96 species in March.86 species in April.97 species in May.82 species in June.91 species in July.89 species in August.127 species in September.143 species in October.128 species in November.128 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
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
- 85Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,538Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 223 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 73Songbirds
- 36Other 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.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
Songbirds73 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Jungle SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
- Eastern Pied WheatearOenanthe picata
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Sand LarkCalandrella raytal
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- CootFulica atra
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
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 January to February and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan19°/6°29 mm
- Feb23°/9°39 mm
- Mar29°/14°38 mm
- Apr36°/21°23 mm
- May42°/26°24 mm
- Jun42°/29°90 mm
- Jul38°/28°211 mm
- Aug35°/26°203 mm
- Sep34°/24°114 mm
- Oct32°/18°10 mm
- Nov26°/13°7 mm
- Dec21°/8°13 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kanjli Wetland.
Lake in India
Kanjli Wetland is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India, 223 m above the sea.
181 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,538 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-wattled Lapwing, the Common Myna and the Rock Dove.
21 species come for the summer, 62 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and River Tern.
The most species are recorded from January to February and in October.
Get there and watch
- Girls Hostel (GH)place to stay · 11 km · 5 within 10 km
- Kapurthala Townnearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at IXC airport (Chandigarh)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
- 5places to stay within 10 kmGirls Hostel (GH), BH 2, BH 1 and 2 more
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Other places nearby.
Kanjli Wetland
India
- 66Birdyas Score
- 181Species
- 85Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6363502) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,538 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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