Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary

The Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Pakistan protects a complex of natural riverine habitats along the Chenab River and two of its tributaries, extending up to the border with India. Its total area of {{convert|5400|ha|acres}} provides protection for waterfowl, as well as a variety of mammals including hog deer and nilgai. Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The most common are species of the family Motacillidae. The sanctuary is in the Sialkot District.{{cite journal|last1=Bhinder|first1=M.A.|title=AVIAN BIODIVERSITY OF BAJWAT WETLAND, DISTRICT SIALKOT. PAKISTAN|journal=The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences|date=2015|volume=25 |issue=3 Suppl. 2|pages=416–422|url=http://www.thejaps.org.pk/docs/Supplementary/v-25-sup-2/20.pdf|accessdate=24 March 2016}}

Fauna

List of fauna found in the sanctuary.{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282666776_Avian_biodiversity_of_Bajwat_wetland_district_Sialkot_Pakistan |title=Avian biodiversity of Bajwat wetland, district Sialkot. Pakistan |last=Bhinder |first=Muhammad Ahmed |publisher=The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences |date=September 1, 2015 |website=Research Gate |access-date=November 11, 2023}}

#	Name	Scientific name	Status
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1	Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Scarce \| Resident
2	Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Rare \| Winter visitor
3	Little cormorant	Microcarbo niger	Common \| Year round visitor
4	Little egret	Egretta garzetta	Abundant \| Resident
5	Intermediate egret	Ardea intermedia	Scarce \| Year round visitor
6	Great egret	Ardea alba	Vagrant \| Winter visitor
7	Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	Scarce \| Winter visitor
8	Indian pond heron	Ardeola grayii	Abundant \| Resident
9	Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	Common \| Resident
10	Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare \| Summer visitor
11	Black stork	Ciconia nigra	Vagrant \| Winter visitor
12	Bar-headed goose	Anser indicus	Common \| Winter Visitor
13	Northern pintail	Anas acuta	Scarce \| Winter visitor
14	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Abundant \| Winter visitor
15	Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope	Common \| Winter visitor
16	Gadwall	Anasstrepera	Common \| Winter visitor
17	Garganey	Anasquerquedula	Abundant \| Winter visitor
18	Northern shoveler	Anasclypeata	Scarce \| Winter visitor
19	Indian spot-billed duck	Anaspoecilorhyncha	Rare \| Summer visitor
20	Eurasian teal	Anas crecca	Scarce \| Winter visitor
21	Common pochard	Aythyaferina	Common \| Winter visitor
22	Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare \| Winter visitor
23	Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	Abundant \| Winter visitor
24	Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Common \| Winter visitor
25	Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Scarce \| Winter visitor
26	White-rumped vulture	Gyps bengalensis	Common \| Resident
27	Indian vulture	Gyps indicus	Rare \| Year round visitor
28	Black-winged kite	Elanus caeruleus	Scarce \| Resident
29	Black kite	Milvusmigrans	Common \| Resident
30	Western marsh harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Rare \| Winter visitor
31	Shikra	Accipiter badius	Rare \| Resident
32	Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	Frequent \| Resident
33	Grey francolin	Ortygornis pondicerianus	Common \| Resident
34	White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Frequent \| Resident
35	Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Common \| Resident
36	Eurasian coot	Fulica atra	Scarce \| Winter visitor
37	Western swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Common \| Resident
38	Pheasant-tailed jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Rare \| Summer visitor
39	Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	Abundant \| Resident
40	Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Scarce \| Winter visitor
41	Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Rare \| Winter visitor
42	Little stint	Calidris minuta	Scarce \| Winter visitor
43	Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Common \| Resident
44	Common redshank	Tringa totanus	Rare \| Winter visitor
45	Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare \| Winter visitor
46	Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	Rare \| Winter visitor
47	Black-winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare \| Summer visitor
48	Small pratincole	Glareola lactea	Scarce \| Summer visitor
50	Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare \| Winter visitor
51	River tern	Sterna aurantia	Common \| Resident
52	Eurasian collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Abundant \| Resident
53	Laughing dove	Spilopelia senegalensis	Abundant \| Resident
54	Red collared dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Common \| Summer visitor
55	Spotted dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Scarce \| Winter visitor
56	Rock dove	Columba livia	Frequent \| Resident
57	Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Abundant \| Resident
58	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	Common \| Summer visitor
59	Greater coucal	Centropus sinensis	Rare \| Resident
60	Jacobin cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	Rare \| Summer visitor
61	Common hawk-cuckoo	Hierococcyx varius	Scarce \| Summer visitor
62	Indian cuckoo	Cuculus micropterus	Rare \| Summer visitor
63	Little swift	Apus affinis	Frequent \| Resident
64	White-throated kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	Common \| Resident
65	Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	Common \| Resident
66	Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Frequent \| Resident
67	Asian green bee-eater	Merops orientalis	Common \| Summer visitor
68	Blue-cheeked bee-eater	Merops persicus	Common \| Summer visitor
69	Eurasian hoopoe	Upupa epops	Common \| Resident
70	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	Common \| Resident
71	Black-rumped flameback	Dinopium benghalense	Scarce \| Resident
72	Yellow-crowned woodpecker	Leiopicus mahrattensis	Rare \| Resident
73	Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula	Common \| Resident
74	Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis	Rare \| Winter visitor
75	Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Rare \| Winter visitor
76	Crested lark	Galerida cristata	Common \| Resident
77	Streak-throated swallow	Hirundo fluvicola	Frequent \| Resident
78	Wire-tailed swallow	Hirundo smithii	Scarce \| Summer visitor
79	Western house martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare \| Summer visitor
80	Sand martin	Riparia riparia	Common \| Resident
81	Paddyfield pipit	Anthus rufulus	Rare \| Resident
82	White wagtail	Motacilla alba	Common \| Resident
83	White-browed wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis	Common \| Resident
84	Western yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava	Common \| Winter visitor
85	Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Scarce \| Winter visitor
86	Grey wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Scare \| Winter visitor
87	Red-vented bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Abundant \| Resident
88	Long-tailed shrike	Lanius schach	Frequent \| Resident
89	Bay-backed shrike	Lanius vittatus	Frequent \| Resident
90	Oriental magpie-robin	Copsychus saularis	Frequent \| Year round visitor
91	Pied bush chat	Saxicola caprata	Common \| Resident
92	Common babbler	Argya caudata	Common \| Resident
93	Jungle babbler	Argya striata	Frequent \| Resident
94	Large grey babbler	Argya malcolmi	Rare \| Resident
95	Purple sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	Scarce \| Summer visitor
96	Scaly-breasted munia	Lonchura punctulata	Scarce \| Year round visitor
97	Baya weaver	Ploceus philippinus	Frequent \| Resident
98	Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	Scarce \| Resident
99	Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	Frequent \| Resident
100	Yellow-throated sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis	Vagrant \| Summer visitor
101	House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Abundant \| Resident
102	Brahminy starling	Sturnia pagodarum	Frequent \| Summer visitor
103	Indian pied myna	Gracupica contra	Common \| Summer visitor
104	Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Common \| Winter visitor
105	Bank myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	Common \| Resident
106	Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	Abundant \| Resident
107	Eurasian golden oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Frequent \| Summer visitor
108	House crow	Corvus splendens	Abundant \| Resident
109	Large-billed crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	Common \| Winter visitor
110	Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Scarce \| Winter visitor
111	Black drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus	Common \| Resident

References

Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Punjab, Pakistan

Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of Pakistan

Category:Tourist attractions in Sialkot

Category:Protected areas of Punjab, Pakistan