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Birding Hotspots of India

India has 1,300+ bird species — more than all of Europe combined. These six locations are where serious birders go, scored for the best viewing months. Not a birdwatching "tour" — a field guide to where, when, and what you will see.

12 destinations in this collection

Bharatpur

178m

Rajasthan

Keoladeo Ghana — 366 species in 29 sq km. Siberian cranes (winter). Painted storks year-round. October-February best.

Jim Corbett National Park

400m

Uttarakhand

600+ species. Great hornbills, crested serpent eagles. Dhikala zone best. November-March.

Chopta

2,680m

Uttarakhand

Himalayan monal (India's most beautiful bird), koklass pheasant, blood pheasant. 2,600-3,600m altitude. April-June.

Great Himalayan National Park

1,500m

Himachal Pradesh

UNESCO site. Western tragopan (world's rarest pheasant). Himalayan griffon vulture. May-June.

Kaziranga

80m

Assam

480+ species alongside rhinos. Bengal florican (critically endangered). Pallas's fish eagle. November-April.

Dawki

400m

Meghalaya

Umngot river valley. Meghalaya endemics. Rufous-necked hornbill. Ward's trogon. November-March.

Kumarakom

Kerala

Siberian migratory birds Oct-Feb on Vembanad Lake

Wayanad

780m

Kerala

Nilgiri Biosphere. Malabar Trogon, Great Hornbill

Eravikulam National Park

2,000m

Kerala

Shola grassland endemics. Nilgiri Pipit, Black-and-orange Flycatcher

Pulicat Lake

Andhra Pradesh

India's 2nd largest lagoon — thousands of flamingos Nov-Feb

Chilika Lake

Odisha

Asia's largest lagoon — Irrawaddy dolphins + million migratory birds

Pulicat Lake

Andhra Pradesh

India's 2nd largest lagoon — flamingo paradise Nov-Feb

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