Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary

The Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Pakistan protects a complex of natural riverine habitats along the Chenab River and two of its tributaries, extending up to the border with India. Its total area of 5,400 hectares (13,000 acres) provides protection for waterfowl, as well as a variety of mammals including hog deer and nilgai. Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The most common are species of the family Motacillidae. The sanctuary is in the Sialkot District.[1]

Fauna

List of fauna found in the sanctuary.[2]

# Name Scientific name Status Residential status
1 Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Scarce Resident
2 Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare Winter visitor
3 Little cormorant Microcarbo niger Common Year round visitor
4 Little egret Egretta garzetta Abundant Resident
5 Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia Scarce Year round visitor
6 Great egret Ardea alba Vagrant Winter visitor
7 Grey heron Ardea cinerea Scarce Winter visitor
8 Indian pond heron Ardeola grayii Abundant Resident
9 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Common Resident
10 Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Rare Summer visitor
11 Black stork Ciconia nigra Vagrant Winter visitor
12 Bar-headed goose Anser indicus Common Winter Visitor
13 Northern pintail Anas acuta Scarce Winter visitor
14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Abundant Winter visitor
15 Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope Common Winter visitor
16 Gadwall Anasstrepera Common Winter visitor
17 Garganey Anasquerquedula Abundant Winter visitor
18 Northern shoveler Anasclypeata Scarce Winter visitor
19 Indian spot-billed duck Anaspoecilorhyncha Rare Summer visitor
20 Eurasian teal Anas crecca Scarce Winter visitor
21 Common pochard Aythyaferina Common Winter visitor
22 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Rare Winter visitor
23 Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca Abundant Winter visitor
24 Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Winter visitor
25 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna Scarce Winter visitor
26 White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis Common Resident
27 Indian vulture Gyps indicus Rare Year round visitor
28 Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus Scarce Resident
29 Black kite Milvusmigrans Common Resident
30 Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare Winter visitor
31 Shikra Accipiter badius Rare Resident
32 Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Frequent Resident
33 Grey francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus Common Resident
34 White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Frequent Resident
35 Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Resident
36 Eurasian coot Fulica atra Scarce Winter visitor
37 Western swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Resident
38 Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Rare Summer visitor
39 Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Abundant Resident
40 Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus Scarce Winter visitor
41 Common snipe Gallinago gallinago Rare Winter visitor
42 Little stint Calidris minuta Scarce Winter visitor
43 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Resident
44 Common redshank Tringa totanus Rare Winter visitor
45 Common greenshank Tringa nebularia Rare Winter visitor
46 Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata Rare Winter visitor
47 Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus Rare Summer visitor
48 Small pratincole Glareola lactea Scarce Summer visitor
50 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rare Winter visitor
51 River tern Sterna aurantia Common Resident
52 Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Abundant Resident
53 Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis Abundant Resident
54 Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Common Summer visitor
55 Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Scarce Winter visitor
56 Rock dove Columba livia Frequent Resident
57 Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Abundant Resident
58 Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Common Summer visitor
59 Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Rare Resident
60 Jacobin cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Rare Summer visitor
61 Common hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Scarce Summer visitor
62 Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Rare Summer visitor
63 Little swift Apus affinis Frequent Resident
64 White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Common Resident
65 Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Common Resident
66 Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Frequent Resident
67 Asian green bee-eater Merops orientalis Common Summer visitor
68 Blue-cheeked bee-eater Merops persicus Common Summer visitor
69 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops Common Resident
70 Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Common Resident
71 Black-rumped flameback Dinopium benghalense Scarce Resident
72 Yellow-crowned woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis Rare Resident
73 Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula Common Resident
74 Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis Rare Winter visitor
75 Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare Winter visitor
76 Crested lark Galerida cristata Common Resident
77 Streak-throated swallow Hirundo fluvicola Frequent Resident
78 Wire-tailed swallow Hirundo smithii Scarce Summer visitor
79 Western house martin Delichon urbicum Rare Summer visitor
80 Sand martin Riparia riparia Common Resident
81 Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus Rare Resident
82 White wagtail Motacilla alba Common Resident
83 White-browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Common Resident
84 Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Common Winter visitor
85 Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola Scarce Winter visitor
86 Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Scare Winter visitor
87 Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Abundant Resident
88 Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach Frequent Resident
89 Bay-backed shrike Lanius vittatus Frequent Resident
90 Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis Frequent Year round visitor
91 Pied bush chat Saxicola caprata Common Resident
92 Common babbler Argya caudata Common Resident
93 Jungle babbler Argya striata Frequent Resident
94 Large grey babbler Argya malcolmi Rare Resident
95 Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Scarce Summer visitor
96 Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Scarce Year round visitor
97 Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Frequent Resident
98 Black-breasted weaver Ploceus benghalensis Scarce Resident
99 Streaked weaver Ploceus manyar Frequent Resident
100 Yellow-throated sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis Vagrant Summer visitor
101 House sparrow Passer domesticus Abundant Resident
102 Brahminy starling Sturnia pagodarum Frequent Summer visitor
103 Indian pied myna Gracupica contra Common Summer visitor
104 Common starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Winter visitor
105 Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus Common Resident
106 Common myna Acridotheres tristis Abundant Resident
107 Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Frequent Summer visitor
108 House crow Corvus splendens Abundant Resident
109 Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common Winter visitor
110 Rook Corvus frugilegus Scarce Winter visitor
111 Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Common Resident

References

  1. ^ Bhinder, M.A. (2015). "AVIAN BIODIVERSITY OF BAJWAT WETLAND, DISTRICT SIALKOT. PAKISTAN" (PDF). The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25 (3 Suppl. 2): 416–422. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Bhinder, Muhammad Ahmed (September 1, 2015). "Avian biodiversity of Bajwat wetland, district Sialkot. Pakistan". Research Gate. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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