Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

The Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Pakistan protects a complex of natural riverine habitats along the Chenab River and two of its tributaries, extending up to the border with India. Its total area of 5400ha provides protection for waterfowl, as well as a variety of mammals including hog deer and nilgai. Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The most common are species of the family Motacillidae. The sanctuary is in the Sialkot District.^[1]

Fauna

List of fauna found in the sanctuary.^[2]

	Name	Scientific name	Status	Residential status
1		Tachybaptus ruficollis	Scarce	Resident
2		Phalacrocorax carbo	Rare	Winter visitor
3		Microcarbo niger	Common	Year round visitor
4		Egretta garzetta	Abundant	Resident
5		Ardea intermedia	Scarce	Year round visitor
6		Ardea alba	Vagrant	Winter visitor
7		Ardea cinerea	Scarce	Winter visitor
8		Ardeola grayii	Abundant	Resident
9		Bubulcus ibis	Common	Resident
10		Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare	Summer visitor
11		Ciconia nigra	Vagrant	Winter visitor
12		Anser indicus	Common	Winter Visitor
13		Anas acuta	Scarce	Winter visitor
14		Anas platyrhynchos	Abundant	Winter visitor
15		Mareca penelope	Common	Winter visitor
16		Anasstrepera	Common	Winter visitor
17		Anasquerquedula	Abundant	Winter visitor
18		Anasclypeata	Scarce	Winter visitor
19		Anaspoecilorhyncha	Rare	Summer visitor
20		Anas crecca	Scarce	Winter visitor
21		Aythyaferina	Common	Winter visitor
22		Aythya fuligula	Rare	Winter visitor
23		Aythya nyroca	Abundant	Winter visitor
24		Tadorna ferruginea	Common	Winter visitor
25		Tadorna tadorna	Scarce	Winter visitor
26		Gyps bengalensis	Common	Resident
27		Gyps indicus	Rare	Year round visitor
28		Elanus caeruleus	Scarce	Resident
29		Milvusmigrans	Common	Resident
30		Circus aeruginosus	Rare	Winter visitor
31		Accipiter badius	Rare	Resident
32		Francolinus francolinus	Frequent	Resident
33		Ortygornis pondicerianus	Common	Resident
34		Amaurornis phoenicurus	Frequent	Resident
35		Gallinula chloropus	Common	Resident
36		Fulica atra	Scarce	Winter visitor
37		Porphyrio porphyrio	Common	Resident
38		Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Rare	Summer visitor
39		Vanellus indicus	Abundant	Resident
40		Vanellus vanellus	Scarce	Winter visitor
41		Gallinago gallinago	Rare	Winter visitor
42		Calidris minuta	Scarce	Winter visitor
43		Actitis hypoleucos	Common	Resident
44		Tringa totanus	Rare	Winter visitor
45		Tringa nebularia	Rare	Winter visitor
46		Numenius arquata	Rare	Winter visitor
47		Himantopus himantopus	Rare	Summer visitor
48		Glareola lactea	Scarce	Summer visitor
50		Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare	Winter visitor
51		Sterna aurantia	Common	Resident
52		Streptopelia decaocto	Abundant	Resident
53		Spilopelia senegalensis	Abundant	Resident
54		Streptopelia tranquebarica	Common	Summer visitor
55		Spilopelia chinensis	Scarce	Winter visitor
56		Columba livia	Frequent	Resident
57		Psittacula krameri	Abundant	Resident
58		Eudynamys scolopaceus	Common	Summer visitor
59		Centropus sinensis	Rare	Resident
60		Clamator jacobinus	Rare	Summer visitor
61		Hierococcyx varius	Scarce	Summer visitor
62		Cuculus micropterus	Rare	Summer visitor
63		Apus affinis	Frequent	Resident
64		Halcyon smyrnensis	Common	Resident
65		Ceryle rudis	Common	Resident
66		Alcedo atthis	Frequent	Resident
67		Merops orientalis	Common	Summer visitor
68		Merops persicus	Common	Summer visitor
69		Upupa epops	Common	Resident
70		Coracias benghalensis	Common	Resident
71		Dinopium benghalense	Scarce	Resident
72		Leiopicus mahrattensis	Rare	Resident
73		Alauda gulgula	Common	Resident
74		Alauda arvensis	Rare	Winter visitor
75		Calandrella brachydactyla	Rare	Winter visitor
76		Galerida cristata	Common	Resident
77		Hirundo fluvicola	Frequent	Resident
78		Hirundo smithii	Scarce	Summer visitor
79		Delichon urbicum	Rare	Summer visitor
80		Riparia riparia	Common	Resident
81		Anthus rufulus	Rare	Resident
82		Motacilla alba	Common	Resident
83		Motacilla maderaspatensis	Common	Resident
84		Motacilla flava	Common	Winter visitor
85		Motacilla citreola	Scarce	Winter visitor
86		Motacilla cinerea	Scare	Winter visitor
87		Pycnonotus cafer	Abundant	Resident
88		Lanius schach	Frequent	Resident
89		Lanius vittatus	Frequent	Resident
90		Copsychus saularis	Frequent	Year round visitor
91		Saxicola caprata	Common	Resident
92		Argya caudata	Common	Resident
93		Argya striata	Frequent	Resident
94		Argya malcolmi	Rare	Resident
95		Cinnyris asiaticus	Scarce	Summer visitor
96		Lonchura punctulata	Scarce	Year round visitor
97		Ploceus philippinus	Frequent	Resident
98		Ploceus benghalensis	Scarce	Resident
99		Ploceus manyar	Frequent	Resident
100		Gymnoris xanthocollis	Vagrant	Summer visitor
101		Passer domesticus	Abundant	Resident
102		Sturnia pagodarum	Frequent	Summer visitor
103		Gracupica contra	Common	Summer visitor
104		Sturnus vulgaris	Common	Winter visitor
105		Acridotheres ginginianus	Common	Resident
106		Acridotheres tristis	Abundant	Resident
107		Oriolus oriolus	Frequent	Summer visitor
108		Corvus splendens	Abundant	Resident
109		Corvus macrorhynchos	Common	Winter visitor
110		Corvus frugilegus	Scarce	Winter visitor
111		Dicrurus macrocercus	Common	Resident

References

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Notes and References

1. Bhinder. M.A.. AVIAN BIODIVERSITY OF BAJWAT WETLAND, DISTRICT SIALKOT. PAKISTAN. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 2015. 25 . 3 Suppl. 2. 416–422. 24 March 2016.
2. Web site: Avian biodiversity of Bajwat wetland, district Sialkot. Pakistan . Bhinder . Muhammad Ahmed . The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences . September 1, 2015 . Research Gate . November 11, 2023.