India Ramsar wetland
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
128 bird species recorded; the most from December to January.
Gagal Sharma · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
89 species in January.50 species in February.64 species in March.0 species in April.36 species in May.57 species in June.36 species in July.0 species in August.0 species in September.50 species in October.32 species in November.93 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
VU
NT
No records for this month.
VU
No records for this month.
No records for this 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
128 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).
- 128Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,063Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 350 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 1Owls
- 8Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 53Songbirds
- 27Other 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 128 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds53 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Yellow-bellied FantailChelidorhynx hypoxantha
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
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.
- Jan18°/7°37 mm
- Feb22°/10°46 mm
- Mar28°/15°45 mm
- Apr34°/20°29 mm
- May40°/25°33 mm
- Jun40°/28°112 mm
- Jul36°/27°249 mm
- Aug33°/25°254 mm
- Sep32°/23°139 mm
- Oct30°/18°11 mm
- Nov25°/13°8 mm
- Dec20°/9°15 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary.
Protected area in punjab, india
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India, 350 m above the sea.
128 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,063 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-wattled Lapwing, the Coot and the Red-vented Bulbul.
21 species come for the summer, 32 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and River Tern.
The most species are recorded from December to January.
Get there and watch
- bhakhra sadanplace to stay · 0.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Nangalnearest town · 1.5 km in a straight line
- Kangra Airport (DHM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 85 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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7places to stay within 10 kmbhakhra sadan, Hotel Solitaire, Gulmohar Hotel and 4 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
- 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 Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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.
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
India
- 57Birdyas Score
- 128Species
- 53Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q109905245) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,063 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 |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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