List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

 

Bird sanctuaries in India are important for UPSC Prelims. In our previous articles, we have already discussed list of national parks, list of wildlife sanctuaries and list of biosphere reserves in India. In this article, we will discuss the important bird sanctuaries in India.

 

List of bird sanctuaries in India

 

State	Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh	Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
	Manjira Bird Sanctuary
	Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
	Rollapadu Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
	Pulikat lake bird sancruary
Bihar	Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary
Delhi/UP	Okhla Bird Sanctuary
	Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary
Goa	Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat	Naliya Grassland (Lala Bustard WLS)
	Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
	Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
	Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
	Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
	Thol Lake
	Wachana Bird Sanctuary
Haryana	Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
	Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
	Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Himachal Pradesh	Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary
	Kais Wildlife Sanctuary
	Pong Dam Lake WLS (declared as a Bird Sanctuary In 1983)
	Gamgul Wildlife Sanctuary
Jammu and Kashmir	Hokera Wetland
Jharkhand	Udhuwa Lake Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka	Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary
	Bankapur Peacock Conservation Reserve (Bird)
	Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
	Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Kerala	Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
	Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
	Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
	Chulanur Peafowl WLS
Madhya Pradesh	Ghatigaon Bustard Sanctuary
	Karera Bustard Sanctuary
	Sailana Kharmor (Lesser Florican) Sanctuary
	Sardarpur Kharmor (Lesser Florican) Sanctuary
Maharashtra	Mayani Bird Sanctuary
	Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
	Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary
	Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary
	Karnala Bird Sanctuary
	Naigaon Mayur WLS
	Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary
Mizoram	Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Nagaland	Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary
Odisha	Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
Punjab	Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary
Rajasthan	Keoladeo National Park/Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
	Desert National Park
Tamil Nadu	Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
	Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
	Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary
	Point Calimere Bird Sanctuary
	Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
	Vaduvoor Lake Bird Sanctuary
	Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
	Ariyakulam Bird Sanctuary
Sikkim	Kitam Bird Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh	Bakhira Sanctuary
	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
	Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
	Patna Bird Sanctuary
	Saman Sanctuary
	Thasrana Bird Sanctuary (Dhanauri Wetlands)
	Sandi Bird Sanctuary
Uttarakhand	Asan Barrage Bird Sanctuary
	Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve (Bird)
West Bengal	Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary
	Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary/Kulik Bird Sanctuary

 

 

FAQ

Q. Which is the oldest bird sanctuary of India?

Ans. Vedanthangal bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.

 

Q. Which is the largest bird sanctuary in India?

Ans. Bharatpur bird sanctuary also called Keoladeo National park in Rajasthan.

 

Q. Which is the first manmade bird sanctuary?

Ans. Sagareshwar wildlife sanctuary in Maharshtra.

 

Q. How many bird sanctuaries are situated in India?

Ans. According to Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), there are around 72 Bird Sanctuaries in India.

 

Q. Which is the smallest bird sanctuary in India?

Ans. Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra.

 

Important lists in environment and ecology

List of Biosphere Reserves in India

List of Tiger Reserves in India

List of Ramsar Wetland Sites in India

Important National Parks in India

Wildlife sanctuaries in India