Discover India's Top Birdwatching Havens: A Guide to 7 Avian Paradises

• Keoladeo National Park, a UNESCO site in Rajasthan, hosts over 370 species, including the rare Greater Spotted Eagle, and is a winter hub for migratory waterfowl.
• Chilka Lake in Odisha, Asia’s largest brackish lagoon, is a winter haven for nearly a million birds, offering close-range observation of species like Northern Pintails.
• Thattekad Bird Sanctuary in Kerala, known as the “richest bird habitat in peninsular India,” is famous for elusive species like the Ceylon Frogmouth and Malabar Trogon.
• Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh gained fame with the discovery of the Bugun Liocichla and is one of Asia’s most diverse birding destinations.
• Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, beyond its tigers, is an avian paradise with over 600 species, attracting fish eagles, kingfishers, and Himalayan raptors.