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Haryana with more than 450 species of
birds, is a paradise
for birders and ornithologists with habitats like
wetlands, jheels, hill forests, dry scrub, desert, rivers, irrigation canals and
farmland. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and
National Park and Basai marsh in district
Gurgaon, Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (Jhajjar), Bir Bara Ban
sanctuary (Jind), Kalesar forest (Yamunanagar), Berwala
Bird Sanctuary and Morni hills in
Panchkula district,
Saraswati Plantation (Pehowa), the banks of
Yamuna river, Western Yamuna Canal
and its channels are the main areas where most of these birds can be found. Delhi canal in district Sonipat is another
patch teeming with birdlife. The Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in
Bharatpur, Rajasthan is another excellent site for
bird watching in the neighborhood.
Sirsa and Bhiwani districts are ideal areas to
study birds that frequent desert and sandy regions. In addition, almost all of the cultivated land has some species
of birds. The following list of Haryana birds is by no means complete:
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