List of Bird sanctuary in India 2022

According to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), India has about 72 bird sanctuaries and about 1210 bird species. Here we listed 66 bird sanctuaries of India.

What is Bird Sanctuary?

• Bird sanctuaries are nature facilities that advocate for the conservation of different species of birds and their natural habitats while promoting rehabilitation and survival.

List of Bird Sanctuary in India

Sl No	Name	Location (District/ Nearest city)	State
1	Atapaka /Kolleru  Bird Sanctuary	Eluru	Andhra Pradesh
2	Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh
3	Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh
4	Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh
5	Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary	Uppalapadu	Andhra Pradesh
6	Kondakarla Ava Bird Sanctuary	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
7	Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary	Jamui	Bihar
8	Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary	Najafgarh	Delhi
9	Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary	Panaji	Goa
10	Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary	Jamnagar	Gujarat
11	Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary	Kutch	Gujarat
12	Kutch Bustard Sanctuary	Jamnagar	Gujarat
13	Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
14	Porbandar Bird Sanctuary	Porbandar	Gujarat
15	Thol Lake	Mehsana	Gujarat
16	Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary	Jhajjar	Haryana
17	Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary	Jhajjar	Haryana
18	Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	Gurugram	Haryana
19	Attiveri Bird Sanctuary	Uttara Kannada	Karnataka
20	Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary	Haveri	Karnataka
21	Bonal Bird Sanctuary	Bonal	Karnataka
22	Gudavi Bird Sanctuary	Shimoga	Karnataka
23	Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary	Mandya	Karnataka
24	Magadi Bird Sanctuary	Gadag	Karnataka
25	Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary	Shimoga	Karnataka
26	Puttenahalli Lake	Bangalore	Karnataka
27	Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary	Mandya	Karnataka
28	Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary	Malappuram	Kerala
29	Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary	Kottayam	Kerala
30	Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary	Kochi	Kerala
31	Pathiramanal Island	Alappuzha	Kerala
32	Thattekad Bird Sanctuary	Kothamangalam	Kerala
33	Mayani Bird Sanctuary	Mayani	Maharashtra
34	Karnala Bird Sanctuary	Karnala, Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra
35	Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary	Solapur	Maharashtra
36	Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary	Saitual	Mizoram
37	Chilika Lake	Puri, Khurda, Ganjam	Odisha
38	Keoladeo National Park	Bharatpur	Rajasthan
39	Tal Chhapar Sanctuary	Churu	Rajasthan
40	Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary	Ramanathapuram	Tamil Nadu
41	Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary	Mudukulathur  Ramanathapuram	Tamil Nadu
42	Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu
43.	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Point Calimere	Tamil Nadu
44	Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary	Kanyakumari	Tamil Nadu
45	Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary	Tiruvarur	Tamil Nadu
46	Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary	Chengalpattu	Tamil Nadu
47	Vellode Birds Sanctuary	Erode	Tamil Nadu
48	Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary	Sivaganga	Tamil Nadu
49	Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Kancheepuram	Tamil Nadu
50	Sarsai Nawar Wetland	Etawah	Uttar Pradesh
51	Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary	Gonda	Uttar Pradesh
52	Haiderpur Wetland	Muzaffarnagar & Bijnor	Uttar Pradesh
53	Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary	Kannauj	Uttar Pradesh
54	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Nawabganj	Uttar Pradesh
55	Okhla Sanctuary	Gautam Buddh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh
56	Patna Bird Sanctuary	Etah district	Uttar Pradesh
57	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Mainpuri	Uttar Pradesh
58	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Raebareli	Uttar Pradesh
59	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Hardoi	Uttar Pradesh
60	Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary	Kolkata	West Bengal
61	Kulik Bird Sanctuary	Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur	West Bengal
62	Rasikbill Bird Sanctuary	Cooch Behar	West Bengal
63	Thasrana Bird Sanctuary (Dhanauri Wetlands)	Thasrana	Uttar Pradesh
64	Asan Barrage Bird Sanctuary	Dakpathar	Uttarakhand
65	Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary	Nashik	Maharashtra
66	Hokera Wetland	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

Which is the largest bird sanctuary in India?

• Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is considered to be the largest in India.
• Now, It is known as Keoladeo National Park.
• The area of the sanctuary is around 1.30 km.
• The sanctuary is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India,

• It was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971.
• Also, it was designated as a National Park on 10 March 1982.
• It is also a World Heritage Site.
• On 1981, It was declared a Ramsar site under the Wetland Convention.

Which is the first bird sanctuary in India?

• Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is the first and oldest bird sanctuary in India.

• It is located in the Madurantakam taluk of the Chengalpattu District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

• More than 40,000 birds from different parts of the world, visit the sanctuary every year during the migratory season.

Famous Ramsar Wetland Bird Sanctuaries in India

♠ The following bird sanctuaries are listed in the Ramsar Wetlands Convention.

• Asan Barrage Bird Sanctuary (Uttarakhand)
• Karikilli bird sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Point calimere wildlife and bird sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Ranganathituu Bird Sanctuary (Karnataka)
• Vellode Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary (Haryana)
• Saman Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
• Samaspur Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
• Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
• Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
• Bakhira Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
• Khijadia Bird Sanctuary (Gujarat)
• Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary (Gujarat)
• Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary (Gujarat)

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