India bird sanctuary
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
132 bird species recorded; the most from January to February and in November.
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
98 species in January.93 species in February.49 species in March.73 species in April.56 species in May.35 species in June.54 species in July.58 species in August.62 species in September.85 species in October.92 species in November.82 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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NTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
132 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).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,114Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 18Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 47Songbirds
- 31Other 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 132 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
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Waders18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Songbirds47 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- CootFulica atra
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Grey-fronted Green-pigeonTreron affinis
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
- Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
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 November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/26°16 mm
- Feb31°/26°33 mm
- Mar31°/27°67 mm
- Apr31°/28°146 mm
- May30°/28°302 mm
- Jun28°/27°475 mm
- Jul28°/26°410 mm
- Aug28°/26°336 mm
- Sep28°/26°302 mm
- Oct28°/26°377 mm
- Nov29°/26°199 mm
- Dec30°/26°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary.
National park in Kerala, India
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,114 open records.
The most recorded are the House Crow, the Common Myna and the Black Drongo.
10 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from January to February and in November.
Get there and watch
- Thottuparambil Colony Lein Changanessrycampsite · 7.0 km · 2 within 10 km
- Sap Innplace to stay · 5.1 km · 193 within 10 km
- Panachikkadnearest town · 4.0 km in a straight line
- Cochin International Airport (COK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 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
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmThottuparambil Colony Lein Changanessry
- 193places to stay within 10 kmSap Inn, Golden Spoon, angels garden girls hostel and 190 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Other places nearby.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
India
- 54Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 51Migrants
- 1Threatened
Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands
India · 121 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 263Species
- 121Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6443537) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,114 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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