| Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary | |
| Alt Name: | Burmese: ပြင်ဦးလွင် ငှက်ဘေးမဲ့တော |
| Iucn Category: | IV |
| Map: | Myanmar |
| Label: | Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Mandalay Region, Pyinoolwin Township,  Myanmar |
| Nearest City: | Pyin-O-Lwin |
| Coordinates: | 22°N 96.5°W |
| Area: | 127.25km2[1] |
| Established: | 1918 |
| Governing Body: | Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Pyinoolwin Township in Mandalay Region covering an area of 127.25km2.[1] It was gazetted in 1918 and spans an elevation of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).[2] It is one of four protected wetlands.
This sanctuary is near the town of Pyin-O-Lwin. The road linking Anesakhan (Burmese: အနီးစခန်း) and Lashio (Burmese: ပွင့်ဖြူ) towns passes through the sanctuary. It receives south-west monsoon rains of about 1000mm every year from June to August.[3]
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary harbours evergreen hill forest. Wildlife present include green peafowl (Pavo muticus), grey peacock pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) and barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak).[2]
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary was gazetted in 1918.[2] It was established in 1927. As of 2017, it is managed by the Forest Department.[4]
Pyin-O-Lwin town is a favourite destination for the tourist since, it is located on the main road and railway line from Mandalay to Lashio. Many tourist attractions like National Kandawgyi Gardens (Burmese: အမျိုးသားကန်တော်ကြီးဥယျာဉ် ), flower garden have resulted in need to develop Pyin-O-Lwin Bird sanctuary. Regular educated forest staff is in need to direct the local and foreign tourist visiting the sanctuary.