India bird sanctuary
Patna Bird Sanctuary
203 bird species recorded; the most from November to January.
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
169 species in January.152 species in February.85 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.70 species in June.59 species in July.64 species in August.82 species in September.148 species in October.168 species in November.182 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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NTVUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
203 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).
- 203Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,011Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 174 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 22Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 5Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 83Songbirds
- 34Other 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 203 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Falcated DuckMareca falcata
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Storks & cranes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Striated BabblerTurdoides earlei
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Brooks's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus subviridis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Kashmir FlycatcherFicedula subrubraVU
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- CootFulica atra
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Brown CrakeAmaurornis akool
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/7°13 mm
- Feb27°/10°14 mm
- Mar34°/16°12 mm
- Apr40°/23°11 mm
- May43°/28°20 mm
- Jun42°/30°69 mm
- Jul36°/28°191 mm
- Aug34°/26°176 mm
- Sep34°/24°100 mm
- Oct33°/19°19 mm
- Nov28°/13°4 mm
- Dec24°/8°6 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Patna Bird Sanctuary.
Protected area in Uttar Pradesh, India
Patna Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
203 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,011 open records.
The most recorded are the White-breasted Kingfisher, the Little Cormorant and the Black-necked Ibis.
10 species come for the summer, 79 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Sarus Crane, Common Pochard and River Tern.
The most species are recorded from November to January.
Get there and watch
- Jalesarnearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- Agra Airport / Agra Air Force Station (AGR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at AGR airport (Agra)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.
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Around Patna Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmPatna Jhīl0.7 km² · 2.9 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Patna Bird Sanctuary
India
- 71Birdyas Score
- 203Species
- 91Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q17082192) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,011 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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