India · Tamil Nadu
Manivilundhan Old Tank (Manivizhundhan Lake)
147 species and 38,641 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March, with up to 111 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius84 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 147 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank59 km170 species
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Krishnampudur78 km84 species
- Krishnampudur Area78 km95 species
All 147 species recorded here
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Manivilundhan Old Tank (Manivizhundhan Lake)?
December–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 111 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Manivilundhan Old Tank (Manivizhundhan Lake)?
147 species, from 38,641 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Manivilundhan Old Tank (Manivizhundhan Lake) in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Pond Heron, Little Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Drongo and Yellow-billed Babbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.