Bangladesh Ramsar wetland
Sundarbans Reserved Forest
127 bird species recorded; the most in February and in December.
Touhid biplob · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
60 species in January.93 species in February.46 species in March.53 species in April.0 species in May.77 species in June.27 species in July.1 species in August.0 species in September.1 species in October.53 species in November.88 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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No records for this month.
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No records for this month.
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NTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
127 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).
- 127Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,236Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 11Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 58Songbirds
- 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 127 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Pallas’s fish eagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Buffy Fish-OwlKetupa ketupu
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Javan CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Malacocincla abbottiMalacocincla abbotti
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaNT
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraNT
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Greater Yellownape WoodpeckerChrysophlegma flavinucha
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus
- Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
- Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataNT
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
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 and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan25°/14°11 mm
- Feb29°/18°23 mm
- Mar33°/22°37 mm
- Apr34°/26°64 mm
- May33°/27°179 mm
- Jun31°/27°330 mm
- Jul30°/27°490 mm
- Aug30°/27°404 mm
- Sep30°/26°312 mm
- Oct29°/25°219 mm
- Nov27°/20°43 mm
- Dec25°/15°13 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sundarbans Reserved Forest.
Part of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh
Sundarbans Reserved Forest is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bangladesh.
127 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,236 open records.
The most recorded are the Greenish Warbler, the Small Minivet and the Brown-winged Kingfisher.
8 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher.
The most species are recorded in February and in December.
Get there and watch
- Barisal Airport (BZL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 117 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
- 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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Sundarbans Reserved Forest
Bangladesh
- 53Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 46Migrants
- 1Threatened
Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary
India · 123 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 209Species
- 77Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q42725548) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,236 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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