| Welcome to a paradise that invites over 350,000 | | | | According to the official data, about 2000 pairs of |
| birds belonging to more than 331 species every | | | | painted storks nest over 2.5 sq km of the lake. |
| year! Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan is a | | | | Usually the birds stay here during monsoon and |
| superb place that serves as a breeding ground for | | | | winter. This is the time when fish is plentiful in the |
| colourful water birds. Named after a dense forest | | | | lakes. Catla, rohu, mrigal, calbasu, bata, sarana, |
| (dense means Ghana in Hindi), Bharatpur Bird | | | | murrel, magur & singhi etc. are some of the |
| Sanctuary or Ghana Sanctuary is a favourite | | | | major fish categories at the lakes of Bharatpur. |
| destination of all the wildlife / nature lovers visiting | | | | Birds in Bharatpur usually reside at one place but |
| Rajasthan. Declared a National Park in 1981, this | | | | migrate for a short time to other areas where |
| bird sanctuary covers dense greens stretching up | | | | food is plentiful. July to October is the best season |
| to 29 sq km. The animal and plant life at | | | | to plan a trip to Bharatpur. Kingfisher, ducks, |
| Bharatpur is nurtured by the lakes formed with | | | | geese, spoonbills, white ibises, purple moorhen |
| the shallow waters of the rivers Gambhir & | | | | cormorant, spotted owlets etc are some other |
| Banganga. | | | | popular species of birds that can be seen easily |
| Diversity at Bharatpur | | | | here. |
| Of all the resident and migratory birds at | | | | Bharatpur in Rajasthan is a place where one can |
| Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, the Siberian Cranes and | | | | spot the rarest of birds coming from Central Asia, |
| Painted Storks serve as the best attraction. | | | | China, Middle East, Siberia, Tripoli etc. |