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Avifauna

Over 229 species of birds have been listed in the area.

The two lakes which do not dry up even in severe drought conditions, attract thousands of migratory birds of 25 to 30 species every winter. Most of these migratory birds come from Central Asian countries. Migratory birds mostly come in the months of November and December and start their return journey in the month end of February. By the end of March, they leave this place for their original destination. The barheaded goose and greyleg goose come here regularly and their number of a few hundreds does not vary much from year to year. The arrival and group-size of demoiselle and Eurasian cranes is quite erratic.

 

Other migratory birds include, ruddy shelduck, pintail, common teal, mallard, garganey, shoveller, common pochard, white stock etc. Flamingo pelican, white-necked stork, adjutant stork are local migratory while ibises, darter, cormorant, moorhen, pheasant-tailed jacana, painted stork and spoonbill build their nests in this park.