India Ramsar wetland
Rudrasagar Lake
172 bird species recorded; the most in January.
Kingshuk Mondal · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
124 species in January.98 species in February.63 species in March.57 species in April.63 species in May.60 species in June.44 species in July.64 species in August.57 species in September.113 species in October.102 species in November.104 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
172 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).
- 172Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,595Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 15Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 40Other 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 172 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
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eastern Marsh-harrierCircus spilonotus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Striated BabblerTurdoides earlei
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Rufous-necked LaughingthrushGarrulax ruficollis
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
Other birds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- CootFulica atra
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataNT
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Blue-throated barbetPsilopogon asiaticus
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan24°/11°10 mm
- Feb28°/14°20 mm
- Mar33°/19°56 mm
- Apr34°/23°166 mm
- May32°/25°330 mm
- Jun31°/26°439 mm
- Jul30°/25°468 mm
- Aug30°/25°366 mm
- Sep30°/25°292 mm
- Oct30°/22°187 mm
- Nov27°/17°40 mm
- Dec24°/13°20 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rudrasagar Lake.
Lake in India
Rudrasagar Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India.
172 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,595 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Whistling Duck, the Black Drongo and the Little Cormorant.
32 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- Sagar Mahal Tourist Lodgeplace to stay · 1.1 km · 1 within 10 km
- Chandigarhnearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCU airport (Kolkata)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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmSagar Mahal Tourist Lodge
- 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.
In our other atlases
Around Rudrasagar Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmLalmai Hill · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmRudrasagar Lake1.1 km² · 0.2 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.
Rudrasagar Lake
India
- 65Birdyas Score
- 172Species
- 91Migrants
- 1Threatened
Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
Bangladesh · 82 km
- 37Birdyas Score
- 51Species
- 11Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7377525) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,595 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 | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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