Shahpura

Shahpura Lake provides a great habitat to different water and migratory birds next only to van vihar. Cormorants, terns, kingfishers and herons can be easily spotted. Bar headed geese was also seen here. Local fishermen are proving to be a threat to these birds as there have been reports that they use poison to kill these birds. Again, morning hrs is best to watch birds in this area. Birding area is area near the lake.

Distance From Shahpura Lake to Other Bird Watching Spots

Shahpura Lake To Kolar Dam : 30 Km
Shahpura Lake To Kaliasoth Dam : 2 Km
Shahpura Lake To Ekanth Park : 2 Km
Shahpura Lake To Bhadbhada Dam : 8 Km
Shahpura Lake To Van Vihar National Park : 9.5 Km
Shahpura Lake To Kerwa Dam Via Bhadbhada  : 18 Km
Shahpura Lake To Kerwa Dam Via Kaliasoth  : 14 Km


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Checklist of Avian Fauna of Shahpura

	Common Name	Scientific Name	Migratory Status
1	Greater coucal	Centropus sinensis	Resident
2	Grey hornbill	Ocyceros birostris	Resident
3	Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Resident
4	House crow	Corvus splendens	Resident
5	House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident
6	House swift	Apus affinis	Resident
7	Indian cormorant	Phalacrocorax fusicollis stephens	Migratory
8	Indian robin	Saxicoloides fulicata	Resident
9	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	Resident
10	Jungle babbler	Turdoides striatus	Resident
11	Laughing dove	Streptopelia Senegalensis	Resident
12	Little egret	Egretta garzeta	Resident
13	Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax Niger	Local Migratory
14	Median egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	Resident
15	Oriental magpie robin	Copsychus saularis	Resident
16	Oriental white eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	Resident
17	Pariah kite	Milvus migrans	Resident
18	Phesant tailed jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Resident
19	Pied bushchat	Saxicola caprata	Local Migratory
20	Pond heron	Ardeola grayii	Resident
21	Purple moorhen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Resident
22	Purple sunbird	Nectarinia asiatica	Resident
23	Red vented bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Resident
24	Red wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	Resident
25	River tern	Sterna aurantia	Resident
26	Rose ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Resident
27	Silver billed munia	Lonchura malabarica	Resident
28	Small blue kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Resident
29	Small green bee-eater	Merops orientalis	Resident
30	White breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smrnensisy	Resident
31	White breasted waterhen	Amourornis phoenicurus	Resident
32	White browed wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis gmelin	Resident
33	Ashy prinia	Prinia socialis	Resident
34	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopacea	Resident
35	Asian pied myna	Sturnus contra linnaeus	Resident
36	Bar headed goose	Anser indicus	Migratory
37	Black drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus vieillot	Resident
38	Black winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Resident
39	Blue rock pigeon	Columba livia Gmelin	Resident
40	Brahminy starling	Sturnus pagodarum	Resident
41	Bronze winged jacana	Metopidious indicus	Resident
42	Brown rock chat	Cercomela fusca	Resident
43	Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	Resident
44	Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident
45	Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	Resident
46	Common teal	Anas creeca linnaeus	Migratory
47	Coppersmith barbet	Megalaima haemacephala	Resident
48	Dusky crag martin	Hirundo concolor	Resident