What do you mean by Bird sanctuary?
Answer : Birds sanctuaries are the places where Birds are protected in natural environments.
How many Birds Sanctuaries are there in India?
Answer : Currently there are 72 Birds sanctuaries in India. ( reference - BNHS)
Which is the largest Bird Sanctuary in India?
Answer : Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan is the largest in India.
Which one is the first Bird sanctuary in India?
Answer: Vedanthangal is the first Bird sanctuary in India esb. in 1936.
List of Birds sanctuaries in
Name of the States |
Bird
Sanctuary |
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Andhra Pradesh |
1.Kolleru Bird Sanctuary |
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2.Manjira Bird Sanctuary |
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3.Nelapattu Bird
Sanctuary |
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4.Rollapadu Great
Indian Bustard Sanctuary |
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5.Sri Lankamalleswara
Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Delhi/UP |
6.Okhla Bird Sanctuary |
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Goa |
7.Salim Ali Bird
Sanctuary |
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Gujarat |
8.Naliya Grassland
(Lala Bustard WLS) |
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9.Khijadiya Bird
Sanctuary |
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10.Kutch Bustard
Sanctuary |
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11.Nal Sarovar Bird
Sanctuary |
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12.Porbandar Bird
Sanctuary |
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13..Thol Lake |
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Haryana |
14.Bhindawas Wildlife
Sanctuary |
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15.Sultanpur Bird
Sanctuary |
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Himachal Pradesh |
16.Bandli Wildlife
Sanctuary |
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17.Kais Wildlife
Sanctuary |
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18.Pong Dam Lake WLS
(declared as a Bird Sanctuary In 1983) |
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Jharkhand |
19.Udhuwa Lake Bird
Sanctuary |
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Karnataka |
20.Ghataprabha Bird
Sanctuary |
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21.Bankapur Peacock
Conservation Reserve (Bird) |
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22.Gudavi Bird Sanctuary |
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23.Kokkare Bellur
Community Reserve (Bird) |
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24.Ranganathittu Bird
Sanctuary |
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25.Adichanchunagiri
Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Kerala |
26.Kadalundi Bird
Sanctuary |
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27.Kumarakom Bird
Sanctuary |
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28.Mangalavanam Bird
Sanctuary |
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29.Chulanur Peafowl WLS |
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30.Thattekad Bird
Sanctuary |
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Madhya Pradesh |
31.Ghatigaon Bustard
Sanctuary |
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32.Karera Bustard
Sanctuary |
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33.Sailana Kharmor
(Lesser Florican) Sanctuary |
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34.Sardarpur Kharmor
(Lesser Florican) Sanctuary |
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Maharashtra |
35.Mayani Bird Sanctuary |
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36.Great Indian Bustard
Sanctuary |
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37.Jaikwadi Bird
Sanctuary |
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38.Jawaharlal Nehru
Bustard Sanctuary |
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39.Karnala Bird Sanctuary |
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40.Naigaon Mayur WLS |
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41.Nandur Madhmeshwar
Bird Sanctuary |
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Nagaland |
42.Khonoma Nature
Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary |
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Odisha |
43.Nalabana Bird
Sanctuary |
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Punjab |
44.Harike Lake Bird
Sanctuary |
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Rajasthan |
45.Keoladeo National
Park/Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary |
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46.Desert National Park |
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Tamil Nadu |
47.Chitrangudi Bird
Sanctuary |
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48.Kanjirankulam Bird
Sanctuary |
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49.Koonthankulam Bird
Sanctuary |
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50.Point Calimere Bird
Sanctuary |
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51.Thiruppudai- Maruthur
Conservation Reserve (Bird) |
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52.Vedanthangal Bird
Sanctuary |
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53.Vaduvoor Lake Bird
Sanctuary |
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54.Vettangudi Bird
Sanctuary |
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55.Ariyakulam Bird
Sanctuary |
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Sikkim |
56.Kitam Bird Sanctuary |
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Uttar Pradesh |
57.Bakhira Sanctuary |
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58.Nawabganj Bird
Sanctuary |
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59.Sur Sarovar Bird
Sanctuary |
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60.Patna Bird Sanctuary |
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61.Saman Sanctuary |
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62.Samaspur Sanctuary |
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63.Sandi Bird Sanctuary |
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Uttarakhand |
64.Asan Barrage Bird
Sanctuary |
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65.Jhilmil Jheel
Conservation Reserve (Bird) |
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West Bengal |
66.Chintamoni Kar Bird
Sanctuary |
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67.Raiganj Wildlife
Sanctuary/Kulik Bird Sanctuary 68.Rasikbill Bird Sanctuary |