Key Biodiversity Areas

Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (18333)
India, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLimosa limosaBlack-tailed GodwitLC2004link-icon
AvesHaliaeetus leucoryphusPallas's Fish-eagleVU2004link-icon
AvesGyps indicusIndian VultureCR2004link-icon
AvesAythya baeriBaer's PochardVU2004link-icon
AvesGyps bengalensisWhite-rumped VultureCR2004link-icon
AvesFalco naumanniLesser KestrelVU2004link-icon
AvesLeptoptilos javanicusLesser AdjutantVU2004link-icon
AvesPelecanus philippensisSpot-billed PelicanVU2004link-icon
AvesRynchops albicollisIndian SkimmerVU2004link-icon
AvesClanga clangaGreater Spotted EagleVU2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 18, 2025.