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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.
Greater Flamingo, Pallas's Gull, Whiskered Tern, Osprey, Eurasian
Marsh Harrier, Graylag Goose, Bar-headed Goose, Comb Duck, Ruddy
Shelduck, Mallard, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Cormorant, Common
Teal, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Green
Bee-eater, Pied Cuckoo, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Great Egret, Crested
Lark, Ashy Prinia, Oriental Pratincole, Small Pratincole, Kentish
Plover, Northern Lapwing, Yellow Bittern etc are some of the
migratory birds that visit this sanctuary.
In addition to birds, the antelope Neelgai (Blue Bull), Jungle Cat
and Jackals can also be seen in the Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary.
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