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Asia - India

Over 1,200 of the world's 8,650 species are found in India. India's bird check-list is twice the size of Europe and North America. From the highest Himalaya to the great mangrove forest delta in the Sundarbans the land is unique. It is home for some of the most sought after wild birds in the world.

This abundance is attributable to the extraordinary variety of habitat and climate, which include; coastal mangrove forests, tropical deciduous forests, coniferous & sub-alpine forests, dense evergreen forests, scrubland, grassland and desert. The climate varies between extreme hot to the alpine cold of the snowy regions.

The best time to visit India are the months between October and April as, in addition to the variety of resident species, migratory waterfowl, raptors and a host of other species are also to be seen.

Of the numerous wildlife sanctuaries boasting a rich variety of birds, the most popular ones include Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Corbett National Park, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary and Sultanpur National Park.

Grey Hypocolius

Grey Hypocolius, Gujarat, India © Ian Merrill



Kalypso Adventures India Footprints


Trip Reports

South India - The Western Ghats - A week-long trip in late March 2007 with The Bird ID Company, author Stuart White (added September 29, 2008)

India - Eaglenest - May 2009, author Steve Bird (link created September 27, 2009)
(Without doubt the very best tours to this fabulous destination, no-one does Eaglenest better!)

India - Bharatpur & Kanha - February 2009, author Steve Bird (link created September 27, 2009)
(We always see Tigers! This year Tigers, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog and 291 Bird Species - beat that!)

Unexpected India: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh - 19th to 26th April 2010, author Ian Merrill (added September 26, 2010)
(Cheer and Koklass Pheasants, Long-billed Thrush, Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Spot-winged Starling and Sind Sparrow)

North East India 2009 -Eaglenest, Kaziranga, Dirang, Mishmi Hills., author Stijn De Win (link created September 21, 2009)
(Please note published and linked by Stijn, author = Henk Hendriks.)

India - Eaglenest and Kaziranga - 19th March - 3rd April 2007, author Ashley Banwell (added September 2, 2007)
(Sikkim Wedge-billed Wren Babbler, Ward's Trogon, Begun Liochichla, Blyth's Tragopan)

18 day Himalayan birding tour - April 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Namdapha and Manas National Parks, North-east India, Nov-Dec 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Eastern Himalayas, including Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary, March - April 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

North-east India - Assam & Arunachal Pradesh, 21st December 2002 - 3rd January 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

(North-west) India, 22nd November - 5th December 1999, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, December 2003 - January 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

India (Bharatpur, Corbett and Nainital), 23rd November - 14th December 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, 6th - 21st December 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Backpacker Birder's India - November- December 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Northern India, 16th January - 1st February 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Northern India, 27th January - 12th February 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, 14th - 21st March 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Northern India, 21st December 2001 - 2nd January 2002 (photo-filled), author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Darjeeling, Sandakphu and Lava areas of West Bengal, North-east India, April 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

India, 30th March - 11th April 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, April 1997, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, 30th January - 7th February 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, 22nd November - 7th December 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, 7th - 21st February 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

Goa, India, January - February 2004 (many photos) , author Surfbirds Admin (link created September 18, 2004)

Himalayas, Sikkim and Tholong Valley, Nov' 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

South-west India - endemics and specialties of Western Ghats - 13th - 18th February 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 18, 2004)

India - A trip to see the Western Tragopan and many other pheasants in the Great Himalayan National Park - May 2010, author John Gregory (added September 15, 2010)
(Great Himalayan National Park, Western Tragopan, Cheer Pheasant, Koklass Pheasant, Himalayan Monal)

India - Nagaland and Eaglenest - January 2007, author Nick Bray (Birdseekers) (added September 14, 2007)
(Nagaland, Eaglenest, Beautiful Nuthatch, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Ward's Trogon, Sikkim Wedge-billed Wren-babbler, Bugun Liocichla, Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Jerdon's Baza, Spotted Laughingthrush)

North East India - Arunachal and Assam, plus Bharatpur, Chambal and Ranthambhore - March - April 2011, author Kathie Claydon (added September 1, 2011)
(Nameri, Dirang, Sela Pass, Eaglenest, Kaziranga, Mishmi, Bharatpur, Chambal)

Northern India Bharatpur, Chambal and Bandhavgarh - October 2009, author Pete Sewell (added November 21, 2009)
(Tiger, Indian courser)

Goa, India - 23rd – 30th October 2010, author Dave Horton (added November 20, 2010)
(A week in and around Baga, with Indian Pitta, Collared Kingfisher etc)

Goa, India - 25th February – 12th March 2006, author Steve Richards (added May 5, 2006)

Gujarat, India, November 24th 2010 to December 1st 2010 , author Jonathan Martinez (added May 30, 2011)
(Kijadiya Birds Sanctuaries, Nayara Marine Reserve, Gir National Park, Global Bird Watchers Conference 2010)

Southern India - 11th - 22nd February 2007, author Gordon Allison (added May 25, 2007)
(Thattekad (Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary), the Munnar and Ooty)

South Andaman Island, India, author Jon Hornbuckle (added May 21, 2007)
(We spent a week on South Andaman and saw all the endemics except Andaman Barn-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi)

Northern India for birds and Tigers - March 2009, author Colin Bradshaw (added May 2, 2009)
(Pangot, Sattal, Bharatpur, Bandavghar & Chambal)

Noth-east India - The Mishmi Hills and Beyond - January 2008, author Nick Bray (Birdseekers) (added May 2, 2008)
(Mishmi Hills, Dibru-Saikhowa, Kaziranga, Nameri and Meghalaya)

Northern India 21 Feb-10 Mar 09, author Birding Ecotours (link created May 15, 2009)
(Delhi, Egyptian Vulture,Taj Mahal, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Bund Beretha, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Great Hornbill,)

Northern India 29 Dec 07-12 Jan 08, author Birding Ecotours (link created May 15, 2009)
(Bar-headed Goose, Spotted Owlet Ruddy Shelduck, Delhi, Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Brown-headed Barbet, Taj Mahal, Brown Hawk Owl, Collared Scops Owl,Common Rosefinch, Plum-headed Parakeet,Dusky Eagle Owl, Changeable Hawk Eagle,Bla)

India National Chambal Sanctuary, author Anu Dhillon (link created May 11, 2005)
(Indian Skimmers, Terns, Brown Hawk Owl, Gangetic Dolphins, Gharials, Muggers)

Cavelossim, South Goa, India - April 2011, author Mark Graham (added May 1, 2011)

Northern India Jan-Feb 2009, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Western India Feb 2009, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Southern India Dec 2005, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Southern India Nov 2006, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Southern India Nov 2007, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Southern India Jan 2009, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

Northern India Jan 2006, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created March 9, 2011)

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