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Birding In Goa
Goa is India's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the east and south and the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.Variously known as "Rome of the East", "Tourist Paradise" and "Pearl of the Orient", the state of Goa is located on the western coast of India in the coastal belt known as Konkan. With the blessing of secnic beauty from mother nature Goa provides the best birding destination. Approx 250 species of birds are noted at this place which includes common hawki cuckoos, grey bvellied cuckoos, drongo cuckoos, indian swiftlet, creasted treeswift, chestnut headed flameback, brown capped pygmy woodpecker, heartspottewd woodpecker, indian pitta, Dusky crag martin, wire tailed swallows, eurasian golden and black hooded orioles, ashy and white bellied bronzed spangled and greater racket tailed drongos, bar winged flycatcher shrike, large and common woodshrikes, black headed cuckooshrike, large and common woodshriokes, golden fronted leafbird, asian fairy bluebird etc. India Birding tours have tried to summerize the few of the birding destination of Goa
Baga
Malbar Grey Hornbill, Rufous woodpecker, Black rumped Goldenback, Eurasian golden and black hooded Orioles, Ashy, bronzed and White bellied Drongos, Ashy
Bondla
Bondla is small place with the area of 8kms at the foote of western Ghats. The habitats are largely mixed forest with undulating terrains. This small sanctuary
Molem
Molem is a small junction town at the edge of the city which is approx 58 kms far away from the GOA city. The Bhagwan Mahavir National Park and Wild Life
Carambolim Lake
This excellent place of birding is commonly known as Old Goa which is 10 kms east of Panaji. There is a great marshy lake at Carambolim which is approx 2 kms |
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