India Ramsar wetland
Sambhar Salt Lake
219 bird species recorded; the most from November to December.
Nawanshu91 · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
129 species in January.168 species in February.67 species in March.56 species in April.8 species in May.1 species in June.0 species in July.1 species in August.94 species in September.144 species in October.191 species in November.190 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
219 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).
- 219Speciesrecorded more than once
- 173Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,171Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 362 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 20Raptors
- 3Owls
- 30Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 6Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 77Songbirds
- 36Other 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 219 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Laggar FalconFalco juggerNT
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNT
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
Storks & cranes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Eastern Pied WheatearOenanthe picata
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNT
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- House BuntingEmberiza striolata
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
- Emberiza buchananiEmberiza buchanani
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Pterocles exustusPterocles exustus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rock Bush-quailPerdicula argoondah
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 December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/7°4 mm
- Feb26°/10°9 mm
- Mar32°/16°9 mm
- Apr38°/22°9 mm
- May41°/27°19 mm
- Jun40°/29°59 mm
- Jul36°/27°148 mm
- Aug34°/25°155 mm
- Sep34°/23°58 mm
- Oct33°/19°10 mm
- Nov28°/14°4 mm
- Dec24°/9°3 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sambhar Salt Lake.
Salt lake located in India
Sambhar Salt Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in India, 362 m above the sea.
219 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,171 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-winged Stilt, the Northern Shoveler and the Pied Avocet.
6 species come for the summer, 163 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, River Tern and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from November to December.
Get there and watch
- Nāwanearest town · 11 km in a straight line
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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
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Sambhar Salt Lake
India
- 76Birdyas Score
- 219Species
- 173Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1141317) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,171 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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