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Printed Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Bird Sanctuaries in India

 

BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA

Sr.  No

Name

State

Coordinates

1.       

Kolleru Bird Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

16° 47' 32" N, 81° 23' 25" E

2.       

Manjira Bird Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

17° 57' 52" N, 78° 02' 22" E

3.       

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

13° 50' 14" N, 79° 59' 06" E

4.       

Rollapadu Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

15° 43' 56.22" N, 78° 20'39.81" E

5.       

Sri Lankamalleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

14° 38' 24" N, 78° 40' 12" E

6.       

Bordoibam- Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary

Assam

27° 19' 60" N, 94° 19' 60" E

7.       

Pani- Dihing Bird Sanctuary

Assam

27° 04' 00" N, 94° 34' 60" E

8.       

Bareli Jheel Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Bihar

-

9.       

Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary

Bihar

26° 10' 00" N, 86° 02' 30" E

10.   

Saraiya Man Bird Sanctuary

Bihar

-

11.   

City Bird Sanctuary

Chandigarh

-

12.   

Okhla Bird Sanctuary

Delhi

28° 33' 00" N, 77° 17' 60" E

13.   

Chorao Island (Dr.Salim Ali ) WLS (Bird)

Goa

15°30’55.87”N, 73°51’19.58”E

14.   

Khijadia Lake and Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

22° 31' 60" N, 70° 09' 00" E

15.   

Kutch Desert WLS (includes Flamingo City)

Gujarat

24° 05' 32.95" N, 70° 09' 4.62" E

16.   

Naliya Grassland (Lala Bustard WLS)

Gujarat

23° 30' 00" N, 68° 45' 00" E

17.   

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

22° 47' 50.62" N, 72° 01' 12.95" E

18.   

Porbandar Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

21°38'8.82"N, 69°37'7.10"E

19.   

Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

23° 08' 7.90" N, 72° 24'15.03" E

20.   

Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary

Haryana

28° 32' 45.85" N, 76° 32' 19.57" E

21.   

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

Haryana

28° 28' 00" N, 76° 55' 00"E

22.   

Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh

31° 28' 38" N, 76° 55' 41" E

23.   

Kais Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh

32° 02' 06" N, 77° 11' 42" E

24.   

Pong Dam Lake WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1983)

Himachal Pradesh

32° 04' 25" N, 76° 13' 47" E

25.   

Udhuwa Lake Bird Sanctuary

Jharkhand

24° 59' 37" N, 87° 49' 21" E

26.   

Adichanchunagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Karnataka

12° 55' 00" N, 76° 40' 00" E

27.   

Bankapur Peacock Conservation Reserve (Bird)

Karnataka

-

28.   

Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary

Karnataka

16°14'0.00"N, 74°49'60.00"E

29.   

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary

Karnataka

14° 26' 36.09" N, 75° 01' 8.12" E

30.   

Kokkare Bellur Community Reserve (Bird)

Karnataka

12° 13' 53" N, 77° 05' 19" E

31.   

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Karnataka

12° 25' 29.19" N, 76° 39' 13.49" E

32.   

Chulannur Peafowl WLS

Kerala

10°43’44.63”N , 76°28’35.19” E

33.   

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kerala

11° 7'34.31"N, 75°49'43.45"E

34.   

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Kerala

9°37'46.51"N,  76°25'25.56"E

35.   

Mangalvanam Bird WLS

Kerala

9°59'17.31"N,  76°16'27.86"E

36.   

Thattekad or Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Kerala

10° 06' 38" N, 76° 43' 45" E

37.   

Pitti Wildlife Sanctuary (Bird)

Lakshadweep

10° 46' 54" N, 73° 31' 59" E

38.   

Ghatigaon Bustard Sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh

26° 03' 46.95" N, 77° 58' 34.34" E

39.   

Karera Bustard Sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh

25° 41' 44" N, 78° 09' 59" E

(Coordinates of Dihaila jheel in Karera Bustard Sanctuary)

40.   

Sailana Kharmor (Lesser Florican) sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh

23° 24' 26" N, 74° 58' 05" E

41.   

Sardarpur Kharmor (Lesser Florican) sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh

23o27’0.97”N,  74O56’41.57”E

42.   

Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra

19° 29' 43" N, 75° 17' 37" E

43.   

Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary

Maharashtra

18° 21' 00" N, 75° 11' 38" E

44.   

Karnala Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra

18°53'21.98"N,  73° 7'23.49"E

45.   

Mayani Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra

17°26'51.28"N,  74°33'59.97"E

46.   

Naigaon Mayur WLS

Maharashtra

18°35'30.15"N,  76°10'52.75"E (Coordinates of Naigaon village)

47.   

Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra

19° 59' 36" N, 74° 01' 50" E

48.   

Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan sanctuary

Nagaland

25° 39' 32" N, 94 ° 02' 01" E

49.   

Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

Orissa

19° 42' 36" N, 85° 28' 48" E (Chilika Lake)

50.   

Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary

Punjab

31° 18' 00" N, 75° 04' 60" E

51.   

Desert National Park

Rajasthan

26° 49' 05.42" N, 70° 31' 02.47" E

52.   

Keoladeo / Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Rajasthan

27° 10' 2.53" N, 77° 31' 11.70"E

53.   

Kitam WLS (Bird)

Sikkim

27° 6'38.66"N,  88°21'9.42"E

54.   

Ariyakulam Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

9° 9'53.34"N,  77°32'14.13"E

55.   

Chitrangudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

9° 19' 48" N, 78° 28' 60" E

56.   

Koonthangulam Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

8° 28' 12" N, 77° 43' 48" E

57.   

Point Calimere Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

10° 18' 72" N, 79° 51' 60" E

58.   

Thiruppudai- Maruthur Conservation Reserve (Bird)

Tamil Nadu

10°59'36.54"N,  79°26'59.62"E

59.   

Vaduvoor Lake Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

10° 42' 13.06" N, 79° 18' 49.79" E

60.   

Vedanthangal and Karikili Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

12° 32' 02" N, 79° 52' 29" E

61.   

Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

10° 06' 23.98" N, 78° 30' 17.96" E

62.   

Bakhira Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

26° 34' 60" N, 83° 00' 00" E

63.   

Nawabganj Priyadarshini Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

26° 34' 60" N, 80° 40' 00" E

64.   

Patna Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

27° 34' 60" N, 78° 45' 00" E

65.   

Saman Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

27° 04' 60" N, 79° 00' 00"E

66.   

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

26° 00' 00" N, 81° 25' 00"E

67.   

Sandi WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1990)

Uttar Pradesh

27° 15' 00" N, 79° 55' 00" E

68.   

Sur Sarovar WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1991)

Uttar Pradesh

27° 00' 00" N, 77° 45' 00" E

69.   

Asan Barage Wetland CR (Bird)

Uttarakhand

30° 25' 60" N, 77° 42' 00" E

70.   

Jhilmi Jheel CR(Bird)

Uttarakhand

29°47'43.00"N,  78°12'59.00"E

71.   

Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal

22°25’21.77”N, 88°23’43.39”E

72.   

Kulik Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal

25° 58' 00" N, 87° 52' 50" E

Some of the above mentioned Sanctuaries were located on the map of BHUVAN portal. Kindly visit the following link for the map

http://bhuvan-noeda.nrsc.gov.in/projects/moef/

Guidelines for users:

  • Select Wildlife from the left pane of Bhuvan Earth.
  •  There are sub categories under the heading of wildlife.
  • Select Parks, Project Tiger and wildlife from the list.
  • User can locate the Bird sanctuaries mentioned above on the map of India.