Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary. It is located near Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra State, India. The sanctuary is located in 30 islands of various sizes in the shallow waters, with trees for roosting; this provides an ideal shelter for migratory birds.[1][2]
[3]Having completed the construction of dam in 1976, The supply of water started collecting here as well as it is major project to be established as bird sanctuary announced in 1986. There are more than 50 species of fishes found in the sanctuary which attract migratory birds coming from foreign regions. More than 300 species of birds are perched at place. The birds such as Flamingo, Spoonbill, Painted stork, Night heron, White stork, Wagtail, Pin-tailed snipe, Northern shoveler,Sandpiper, Red-naped ibis migrate or roost here for specific time.
References
edit- ^ "Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary". Hoparoundindia.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Jayakwadi Dam Project
- ^ Jaikwadi Dam and Its Nath Sagar Reservoir