Patna Bird Sanctuary UPSC

  • Patna Bird Sanctuary is located in the Jalesar sub division of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • In 1991, Patna Bird Sanctuary was officially established as a protected area for avifauna.
  • Ramsar Site: Declared in 2026.
  • Area: Patna Bird Sanctuary covers an area of 1.09 km2 (108 hectares).
  • Patna Bird Sanctuary holds the distinction of being the smallest bird sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Flora: Rreeds, grasses, sedges, and rushes etc.
  • Birds: Lesser Whistling-Duck, Graylag Goose, Comb Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Baer’s pochard, Tufted duck, Indian peafowl, Common quail, Black francolin, Gray francolin, Asian openbill, Woolly-necked stork, Black-necked stork, Little cormorant, Great cormorant, Purple heron, Cattle egret, Indian pond-heron, Black-headed ibis, Red-naped ibis, Eurasian spoonbill, Black-shouldered kite, Egyptian vulture, Laughing dove, Black drongo, Bengal bushlark, Purple sunbird, Indian silverbill, Scaly-breasted munia etc.
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