| Wildlife of Haryana Sultanpur National Park Located 46 kms from Delhi, Sultanpur National Park, is just a- short drive away from the Delhi - Jaipur Highway. A stretch of marshy land has been remodelled. The artificial mounds have turned into green glades. The marsh has been converted into a water body. A number of organisms like crustaceans, fish and insects thrive during floods, which attract a number of birds to this area. The sanctuary potential of the place was first recognised by the world famous ornithologist, Mr. Peter Jackson. Keeping in view its importance and potential, the area covering 359 acres was declared a bird sanctuary in 1971 and was upgraded to the status of National Park in 1991 by Haryana Government. Sultanpur was a haunt of our very own birdman, Late Dr. Salim Ali. Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary in
district Jhajjar is around 15 km from Jhajjar town and is about 3
and a half hours drive from Delhi. The lake and the birds in it are
the main attraction of this complex. The Sanctuary is spread over an
area of 1074 acres which makes it considerably larger than the
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. The peripheral embankment is man made and
basically constructed to store the escaped water of Jawaharlal Nehru
canal through an escape channel at the time of power failure of Lift
Canal System. The Bhindawas lake is being used by the migratory and
resident birds of about 250 species. Blue Peafowl, Gray Francolin,
Black Francolin, Shikra, Black Kite, Oriental Honey Buzzard,
Eurasian Thick-knee, Bronze-winged Jacana, Purple Swamphen, Greater
Coucal, Little Grebe, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Black-rumped
Flameback, White-throated Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet, Indian
Roller, Common Hoopoe, Black Drongo, Rose-ringed Parakeet,
Plum-headed Parakeet, Spotted Owlet, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared
Dove, Laughing Dove, Jungle Babbler, Oriental Darter and Spot-billed
Duck are some of the resident birds. |
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