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Eight species of kingfisher, including the brown-winged, share the creeks with 215 recorded bird species.
Bhitarkanika records 215 species of birds, and birdwatchers come first for its kingfishers. Eight species occur here, among them the brown-winged kingfisher, largely restricted to eastern India and the Sundarbans belt.
The common, collared, stork-billed, pied and black-capped kingfishers are all regularly seen from the boat, perched on mangrove branches just above the waterline.
In winter, Bagagahana heronry fills with open-billed storks, egrets, cormorants and darters, and migratory birds arrive from Europe and Central Asia.
Species recorded
215 birds, 8 kingfishers
Best season
November to February
Heronry
Bagagahana, near Suajore creek
Explore the breathtaking mangrove forests and wildlife of Bhitarkanika with a memorable boat safari experience.
