The main attraction of Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary is its rich avifaunal diversity as about 312 species of birds have been recorded here. It provides a habitat to endangered an read more...
Chief Conservator of Forests, Marine National Park, Ganjiwada, Nr. Nagnath Gate, Indira Marg, Jamnagar 361001, Gujarat,
SPECIES OF GLOBAL CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE
Notable Species
Dalmatian Pelican, Great Knot, Greater Flamingo, Indian Skimmer
Endangered
Great Knot, Palla’s Fish Eagle, Indian Skimmer
SPECIES COUNT
Birds
233
Fishes
9
Mammals
7
Reptiles & Ambhibians
28
Plants
183
Plant and Animal species
460
Data Source RIS Document
GALLERY IMAGES
Annotated Summary
The main attraction of Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary is its rich avifaunal diversity as about 312 species of birds have been recorded here. It provides a habitat to endangered and vulnerable species such as Aythya ferina, Calidris tenuirostris, Rynchops albicollis, and other species of fauna which contribute towards maintaining the biological diversity of the site.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it contains a representative, rare, or unique example of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it supports vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it supports populations of plant and/or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of a particular biogeographic region.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it supports plant and/or animal species at a critical stage in their life cycles, or provides refuge during adverse conditions.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it regularly supports 20,000 or more waterbirds.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterbird.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it supports a significant proportion of indigenous fish subspecies, species or families, life-history stages, species interactions and/or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and/or values and thereby contributes to global biological diversity.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it is an important source of food for fishes, spawning ground, nursery and/or migration path on which fish stocks, either within the wetland or elsewhere, depend.
A wetland should be considered internationally important if it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of wetland-dependent nonavian animal species.
