The chirping songs and colored feathers are waiting for visitors. The season of bird watching is getting closer. Here is a list of top bird sanctuaries to enjoy bird viewing to the fullest.
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Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
Travel: 260 Kilometer from Delhi
Birds: 600+ species including babblers, bee-eaters, bulbuls, buntings, chats, peregrine falcon, tawny eagle, cormorants, etc.
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan
Travel: 8-hour drive from Delhi
Birds: 586 including migratory birds.
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Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat
Travel: less than two hours from Ahmedabad
Birds: 210 species including rosy pelicans, flamingoes, white storks, brahminy ducks, purple moorhen, pelicans, lesser flamingos, and herons.
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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka
Travel: 3 kilometers from Srirangapatna
Birds: More than 170 species.
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Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Travel: 3.5 hours from Pune
Birds: 230+ species, most popular for pink flamingos
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Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Goa
Travel: less than 1 hour from Goa Airport
Birds: above 473 species
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Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kerala
Travel: less than 3 hours from Cochin International Airport
Birds: 180 local and 90 migratory birds.
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Eaglenest Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
Travel: 150 km from Tezpur airport
Birds: at least 454 species
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Lava and Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal
Travel: 2.5 hours from Siliguri
Birds: 100+ species
