Attractions Of Gurgaon: Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary:

flickr: Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary 

Short Overview:

Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary is located in Gurgaon district, around 15 km away from Gurgaon. Established in 1972 as the Sultanpur Bird Reserve, this place was upgraded to National Park in 1989. Spread over an area of 1.43 sq km, this bird sanctuary is a protected area, which is inhabited by over 250 species of birds.Birds like common hoopoe, common spoonbill and many others   permanently inhabit the bird sanctuary.

This sanctuary is also home to spotbill, painted stork, black-headed Ibis and many other rare species. Every year during monsoons and winters over hundreds of migratory bird species visit here in search of shelter and feed. During the peak season the whole aroma of the sanctuary turns blissful with the presence of migratory birds such as Siberian Crane, Greater Flamingo, Common Teal, Common Greenshank, Ruff, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Pintail, White Wagtail, Northern Shoveler. This place is heaven of birds. There are several species which is not counted also.

Long Overview:

Sultanpur National Park, formerly known as Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, is located in Gurgaon district in Haryana in Sultanpur area to derive the name of the park where tremendous varieties of avi-faunas can be illustrated. Park is Located 40 kms from Dhaula Kuan and just 15 kms away from Gurgaon, the industrial hub of the capital city, on the way to Gurgaon - Farukh Nagar Road, this place is the most preferred place for the bird lovers and the ornithologists.

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The area Sultanpur was named after the descendant of Harsh Dev Chauhan, Sultan Singh who occupied maximum villages through his chivalry acts where this land was the biggest in area and proved to be the most trading place especially for the salt production in the area during the colonial era.But apart from the political history, the area as a sanctuary was first noticed by an ornithologist and Honorary Secretary of Delhi Bird Watching Society, Mr. Peter Jackson. He wrote a letter to the prime minister of India Indira Gandhi in 1970 and demanded the need to declare the area as a bird sanctuary.

flickr: Sultanpur National Park

The bird sanctuary in Sultanpur is the most lushly area to attract around 250-300 species of avi-faunas and more than that during winters to make the area more lively and pleasant. Some of the resident and migratory species of birds found in the area are. Some Birds including Common hoopoe, Purple sunbird, Black francolin, Little cormorant, Indian Cormorant, Paddy field pipit, Common Spoonbill, Gray Francolin, , Indian roller, White-throated kingfisher, Spotbill, Painted stork, Black-necked stork, White ibis, Black-headed ibis, Great egret, Cattle egret, Crested lark, Red-vented bulbul, Rose-ringed parakeet, Weaver bird, Magpie robin, Red-wattled lapwing, Little egret, Shikra, Eurasian collared dove, Red-collared dove, Laughing dove, Spotted owlet, Rock pigeon, Common Mynah, Greater coucal, Bank Mynah and Green Bee-eater. The vegetation of this park is tropical and dry deciduous and the flora include grasses, dhok, khair, tendu, ber, jamun, banyan tree, neem, berberis, Acacia nilotica and Acacia tortilis.


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