Gudavi Bird Sanctuary

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary ಗುಡವಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ
Birds on the trees at Gudavi lake
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Coordinates: 14°26′23″N 75°0′45″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Malenadu
Taluk	Soraba
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary is a tourist destination in Malenadu region of Karnataka, Sanctuary is spread over an area of 0.74 square km. It is part of Soraba Taluk of Shivamogga district in Karnataka.

As per a 2009 survey, 217 different species of birds belonging to 48 families are found at this place.^[1][2]

A natural lake and the trees gives shelter to these birds. It is a small seasonal lake and is filled with water mostly in the rainy season. Various avian species migrate from across the globe in different seasons for breeding. A platform is built for bird watchers to have a closer look at the birds.

Variety of birds

Eurasian Spoonbill

A group of Black Ibis

Black crowned night heron at Gudavi bird sanctuary

• Grey heron
• Night heron
• Little cormorant
• Grey junglefowl
• Indian pond heron
• Darter
• Indian shag
• Little grebe
• White ibis
• Pariah kite
• Brahminy kite
• Eurasian spoonbill

Accessibility

• Nearest City
  • Sirsi (38 km)
• Nearest towns:
  • Banavasi (15 km)
  • Soraba(16 km)^{[citation needed]}
  • Siddapura (25 km)
• Nearest train station:
  • Talaguppa (42 km)^[3]
• Nearest airport:
  • Hubli (165 km)^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Sirsi Marikamba Temple
• Yana
• Gudnapur Lake

References

1. G.Y. Dayananda (2009) Avifaunal Diversity of Gudavi Bird Sanctuary, Sorab, Sagara, Karnataka. Our Nature (2009) 7: 100-109 PDF
2. Raghunatha et al. 1992 Birds of Gudavi bird sanctuary. Myforest 28(3)Scan
3. "IRCTC Next Generation eTicketing System". www.irctc.co.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.