OT Staff
A UNESCO-listed wetland hosting more than 400 species, Keoladeo’s shallow marshes attract painted storks, pelicans and migratory ducks, making it India’s most celebrated spring birdwatching landscape.
Perched in the Eastern Himalayas, Eaglenest is famed among birders for rare endemics like the Bugun liocichla and a remarkable mix of Himalayan species across varied altitudes.
Set along the glacier-fed Jia-Bhoroli River, Nameri’s riverine forests host hornbills, ibisbills and the rare white-winged wood duck, rewarding quiet spring walks and boat-based birding.
Assam’s last great rainforest shelters an extraordinary range of birds, from colourful barbets to elusive forest specialists, thriving in dense canopies along an important elephant corridor.
This vast salt-flat ecosystem attracts flamingos, cranes and raptors in spring, offering dramatic desert vistas and wide-open skies where migratory birds gather around seasonal wetlands.
Once royal hunting grounds, Tal Chhapar’s thorn scrub and grasslands now support spectacular raptor migrations and desert specialists, making it one of India’s finest open-country birding sites.
Just outside Delhi, this compact wetland draws flocks of migratory geese, ducks and waders, proving that rewarding birding experiences can exist within a short drive of a major city.
These rainforest-clad islands host numerous endemic species and pristine habitats, offering tropical birding with ocean backdrops and chances to spot rare island specialists across largely uninhabited forests.