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Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary (Koolipalayam Reservoir)
179 species and 33,446 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 133 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House CrowCorvus splendens
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola115 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 179 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Achankulam33 km221 species
- Krishnampathi Lake, Seeranaickenpalayam52 km213 species
- Kolarampathy Lake55 km194 species
- Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History66 km251 species
All 179 species recorded here
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary (Koolipalayam Reservoir)?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 133 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary (Koolipalayam Reservoir)?
179 species, from 33,446 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary (Koolipalayam Reservoir) in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Drongo, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Indian Pond Heron, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Myna.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.