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Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary. It is located near Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra State, India. The sanctuary is located in 30 islands of various sizes in the shallow waters, with trees for roosting; this provides an ideal shelter for migratory birds. [1] [2] Demoiselle crane at sanctuary
The Mayani bird sanctuary is established on an old dam. Birds like the northern shoveller , stork and kingfisher can be found at the sanctuary. Other resident and migratory bird species in the winter season include: coot , brahminy duck , black ibis , painted stork , common spoonbill , etc.
More than 230 species of migratory birds are found here, including painted storks, bar-headed geese and demoiselle cranes. These birds are present in the winter season between December and March. The birds generally migrate via marine routes and adult females depart from the breeding grounds. [6] [7] Flamingos in Bhigwan
Navegaon National Park is a National park located in the Arjuni Morgaon subdivision of Gondia district in state of Maharashtra, India. The Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Navegaon is home to almost 60% of the bird species found in entire Maharashtra. Every winter, flocks of migratory birds visit the lake.
[34] [35] However most bird migration is in the range of 150 to 600 m (490–2,000 ft). Bird strike Aviation records from the United States show most collisions occur below 600 m (2,000 ft) and almost none above 1,800 m (5,900 ft). [36] Bird migration is not limited to birds that can fly. Most species of penguin (Spheniscidae) migrate by ...
There are more than 90 species of birds belonging to 22 families of 12 different orders recorded in the sanctuary. This includes over 10 species of migratory birds and over seven species of endangered birds.
Mayureshwar Sanctuary is mostly made of dry deciduous scrub forest of Acacia catechu (Khair), Acacia sp. (Hivar), Dalbergia latifolia (Sisoo), Ziziphus mauritiana (Ber), Carissa opaca (Karwand), Alysicarpus bupleurifolius, Cyathocline purpurea, Eriocauion diane, Merremia emarginata, Cucumis melo, Cyperus kyllingia, Striga densiflora, Mareilea minuta trees and interspersed grasslands.
The Karnala Bird Sanctuary is located in Panvel Taluka of Raigad District, outside Mumbai, India near Matheran and Karjat.It is the first bird sanctuary in Maharashtra. [1] The sanctuary is quite small with an area of 12.11 square kilometres but is, along with the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the few sanctuaries to be within reach of the city of Mumbai.