List of Bird Sanctuaries in India
The bird sanctuary is built for the conservation of birds and their species. In the sanctuary, birds live in the natural habitat and are kept safe from shooting and such other illegal activities. It is necessary to protect birds to maintain the biodiversity. There is a wide variety of birds in an ecosystem. Many birds are extinct now, first bird to get extinct was the DODO bird, to protect the birds from getting extinct, and bird sanctuaries are built. Birds also teach us to appreciate natural diversity; if we will observe birds carefully we’ll come to know their unique nature and the beauty of environment.
There are many categories of birds present in the environment. Some are given in below pictures.
To protect these birds, many bird sanctuaries are constructed in India.
Among them, the largest bird sanctuary in India is Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat. And the smallest one is Vedanthangal bird sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, it is also the oldest bird sanctuary of India.
Other bird sanctuaries are tabulated below:
| State Name | Name of Sanctuary |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Atapaka Bird Sanctuary |
| Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary | |
| Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary | |
| Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary | |
| Topeka Bird Sanctuary | |
| Assam | Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds’ Sanctuary |
| Deepor beel bird sanctuary | |
| Panidihing bird sanctuary | |
| Bihar | Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary |
| Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary Bhimband Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Delhi | Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary |
| Goa | Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary |
| Gujarat | Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary | |
| Kutch Bustard Sanctuary | |
| Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary | |
| Porbandar Bird Sanctuary | |
| Thol Lake | |
| Haryana | Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Gamgul |
| Karnataka | Attiveri Bird Sanctuary |
| Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary | |
| Bonal Bird Sanctuary | |
| Gudavi Bird Sanctuary | |
| Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary | |
| Magadi Bird Sanctuary | |
| Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary | |
| Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) | |
| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary | |
| Kerala | Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary |
| Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary | |
| Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary | |
| Pathiramanal | |
| Thattekad Bird Sanctuary | |
| Maharashtra | Mayani Bird Sanctuary |
| Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary | |
| Karnala Bird Sanctuary | |
| Mizoram | Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Orissa | Chilika Lake |
| Rajasthan | Keoladeo National Park |
| Tal Chhapar Sanctuary | |
| Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary | |
| Tamil Nadu | Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary |
| Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary | |
| Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary | |
| Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary | |
| Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary | |
| Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary | |
| Vellode Birds Sanctuary | |
| Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bakhira Sanctuary |
| Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary | |
| Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary | |
| Okhla Sanctuary | |
| Patna Bird Sanctuary | |
| Thasrana Bird Sanctuary (Dhanauri Wetlands) | |
| Saman Sanctuary | |
| Samaspur Sanctuary | |
| Sandi Bird Sanctuary | |
| Sarsai Nawar Wetland | |
| West Bengal | Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary |
| Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary |