Dhanauri Wetlands
Dhanauri Wetlands is located at Greater Noida 45 kilometres from Noida, Uttar Pradesh and 60 km from Delhi in India. It is a beautiful place which hosts thousands of migratory birds including Saraus Cranes.
List of Birds
- Sarus crane
- Painted Stork
- Pheasant-Tailed Jacana
- Bronze-Winged Jacana
- Baya Weaver
- Green Bee Eater
- Marsh Harrier
- Ashy Prinia
- Grey heron
- Purple heron
- Cattle egret
- Large egret
- Little grebe
- Cormorant
- Smaller egret
- Little egret
- Night heron
- Wolly Necked Stork
- White ibis
- Spoonbill
- Greylag goose
- Bar-headed goose
- Lesser whistling teal
- Ruddy shelduck
- Pintail
- Common teal
- Spot-billed duck
- Gadwall
- Wigeon
- Shoveller
- Comb duck
Location
The villages that surround the wetlands, are Dhanauri on the east, Amipur Bangar on the west side, and Thasrana on the northern side. The coordinates for the wetlands are N-28 degree 20minutes 24 seconds,E-77 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds.
External links
- Dhanauri may be listed as wetland to protect sarus
- Bird watchers discover new wetland in Greater Noida
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