India · Karnataka
Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary
234 species and 58,860 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 165 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii147 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 234 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 234 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Bush Lark Plocealauda erythroptera
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Rock Bush Quail Perdicula argoondah
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 165 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary?
234 species, from 58,860 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Spot-billed Duck, Oriental Darter, White-throated Kingfisher, Lesser Whistling Duck and Eurasian Collared Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.