India bird sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
239 bird species recorded; the most from December to February.
Raj Odedra · CC BY 3.0
This month here
200 species in January.192 species in February.111 species in March.121 species in April.113 species in May.97 species in June.93 species in July.119 species in August.55 species in September.109 species in October.178 species in November.189 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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VUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
239 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).
- 239Speciesrecorded more than once
- 97Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 17,202Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 40Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 22Herons, ibises & grebes
- 6Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 77Songbirds
- 38Other 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 239 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNT
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Herons, ibises & grebes22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Sand LarkCalandrella raytal
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNT
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Tawny LarkGalerida deva
- Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Eastern Pied WheatearOenanthe picata
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
Other birds38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Pterocles exustusPterocles exustus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Brown CrakeAmaurornis akool
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/20°1 mm
- Feb26°/21°1 mm
- Mar28°/23°1 mm
- Apr30°/26°2 mm
- May30°/28°2 mm
- Jun30°/29°111 mm
- Jul29°/28°267 mm
- Aug28°/27°223 mm
- Sep28°/27°120 mm
- Oct30°/26°8 mm
- Nov30°/24°7 mm
- Dec27°/21°1 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary.
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
239 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 17,202 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-wattled Lapwing, the Black-winged Stilt and the Lesser Flamingo.
22 species come for the summer, 72 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Kharva Student's Hostelplace to stay · 0.2 km · 25 within 10 km
- Porbandarnearest town · 1.3 km in a straight line
- Porbandar Airport (PBD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 4 km in a straight lineCar hire at AMD airport (Ahmedabad)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
- 25places to stay within 10 kmKharva Student's Hostel, Jethva Boys Hostel, Haridas Bhimji Pragji Lohana Balashram and 22 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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.
In our other atlases
Around Porbandar Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, rivers, mountains, forests and viewpoints around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmBarda Hills · 22 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.
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
India
- 74Birdyas Score
- 239Species
- 97Migrants
- 4Threatened
Chari-Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve
India · 215 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 217Species
- 160Migrants
- 6Threatened
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
India · 279 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 334Species
- 168Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7229958) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 17,202 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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