India bird sanctuary
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
126 bird species recorded; the most in February.
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This month here
28 species in January.111 species in February.42 species in March.7 species in April.20 species in May.64 species in June.0 species in July.23 species in August.46 species in September.13 species in October.47 species in November.62 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.
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 29Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,435Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 7Raptors
- 3Owls
- 5Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 32Other 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 126 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
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Black-winged CuckooshrikeCoracina melaschistos
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Javan CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Brown-rumped MinivetPericrocotus cantonensis
- Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Green-crowned Warbler or Golden-spectacled WarblerSeicercus burkii
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
- Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantator
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Blue-throated barbetPsilopogon asiaticus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan23°/9°6 mm
- Feb28°/12°10 mm
- Mar34°/18°21 mm
- Apr38°/23°70 mm
- May38°/26°152 mm
- Jun35°/27°236 mm
- Jul32°/26°339 mm
- Aug32°/26°268 mm
- Sep31°/25°254 mm
- Oct29°/21°114 mm
- Nov26°/15°5 mm
- Dec23°/10°2 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary.
Wildlife sanctuary in India
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in India.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,435 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-hooded Oriole, the Eastern Spotted Dove and the Jungle babbler.
6 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Raiganj Tourist Lodgeplace to stay · 0.3 km · 6 within 10 km
- Rāiganjnearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Saidpur Airport (SPD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 km in a straight lineCar hire at PBH airport (Paro)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
- 6places to stay within 10 kmRaiganj Tourist Lodge, Nira, Mamta's hotel and 3 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.
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
India
- 47Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 29Migrants
- 0Threatened
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Nepal · 159 km
- 92Birdyas Score
- 425Species
- 255Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7283821) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,435 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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