India · Karnataka
Herga
200 species and 31,681 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 142 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Manipal – End Point1 km219 species
- Eshwar Nagar, Manipal3 km187 species
- Kenjar Wetlands, Mangalore47 km255 species
All 200 species recorded here
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Treron affinis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Herga?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 142 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Herga?
200 species, from 31,681 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Herga in November?
The most recorded in November: White-throated Kingfisher, Eastern Cattle Egret, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Indian Pond Heron and White-cheeked Barbet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.