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115: 404: 392: 122: 416: 27: 99: 290:. Regular buses at an interval of 30 minutes are available from Panvel Bus Stand from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm. The sanctuary is open for visitors from 7am to 3pm. There are many hotels and resorts located near the sanctuary. There are two government rest houses inside the sanctuary area. 359: 440: 355: 491: 526: 557: 599: 366:(IBA) satisfying A1 (Globally threatened species) and A2 (Restricted-range species) criteria. The sanctuary is also home to 114 species of butterflies. 604: 169: 619: 246:.It is the first bird sanctuary in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is quite small with an area of 12.11 square kilometres but is, along with the 114: 609: 614: 306:, three are breeding migrants, seven species are passage migrants and five species are vagrant. Following eight species endemic to 511: 539: 302:
in the Mumbai area. The sanctuary is home to over 222 species birds of which 161 are resident species, 46 are winter
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Checklist of birds of Karnala Bird Sanctuary, District Raigad, Maharashtra published in Newsletter for Birdwatchers
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is located on the top of the hill in the sanctuary. It is about 1hr. medium hard trek to Karnala fort.
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The bird sanctuary is a popular destination for bird-watchers and
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The Karnala fort pinnacle, around which the sanctuary is located
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275: 279: 466:"Visiting Karnala Bird Sanctuary - Headlines of Today" 362:have been sighted here. The Sanctuary is also an 586: 360:Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) 121: 47:to make improvements to the overall structure. 581:- Official website of Maharashtra Government 600:North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests 266:The sanctuary is centered on the historic 605:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats 356:Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) 63:Learn how and when to remove this message 620:Tourist attractions in Raigad district 587: 540:"Leopard sighted at Karnala sanctuary" 487: 485: 483: 334:(Galerida malabarica), Small Sunbird ( 537: 20: 610:Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra 480: 212:Maharashtra State Forest Department 13: 14: 631: 572: 538:Singh, Virat A. (30 March 2016). 204:446 km (172 sq mi) 414: 402: 390: 282:. It is located 12 km from 120: 113: 97: 25: 615:Bird sanctuaries of Maharashtra 252:Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary 550: 531: 520: 496: 458: 433: 320:Malabar (Blue-winged) Parakeet 1: 426: 7: 421:Forest from the top of fort 342:). . Five rare birds, the 310:has been found in Karnala: 261: 248:Sanjay Gandhi National Park 10: 636: 383: 376:There was a sighting of a 322:(Psittacula columboides), 286:. The nearest railhead is 312:Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 208: 200: 163: 149: 134: 108: 96: 82: 77: 318:(Columba elphinstonii), 293: 338:) and Vigor's Sunbird ( 16:Bird sanctuary in India 270:and lies just off the 220:Karnala Bird Sanctuary 78:Karnala Bird Sanctuary 579:www.thanewildlife.org 348:three-toed kingfisher 330:(Megalaima viridis), 324:Malabar Grey Hornbill 185:18.90861°N 73.10250°E 328:White-cheeked Barbet 326:(Ocyceros griseus), 278:national highway to 145:, Maharashtra, India 364:Important Bird Area 209:Governing body 181: /  45:editing the article 562:The Times of India 445:The Economic Times 340:Aethopyga vigorsii 316:Nilgiri Woodpigeon 314:(Treron affinis), 190:18.90861; 73.10250 513:978-93-84678-02-9 216: 215: 150:Nearest city 73: 72: 65: 38:layout guidelines 627: 595:IUCN Category II 566: 565: 564:. 30 March 2016. 554: 548: 547: 535: 529: 524: 518: 517: 500: 494: 489: 478: 477: 475: 473: 462: 456: 455: 453: 451: 437: 418: 406: 394: 336:Leptocoma minima 196: 195: 193: 192: 191: 186: 182: 179: 178: 177: 174: 124: 123: 117: 101: 75: 74: 68: 61: 57: 54: 48: 29: 28: 21: 635: 634: 630: 629: 628: 626: 625: 624: 585: 584: 575: 570: 569: 556: 555: 551: 536: 532: 525: 521: 514: 502: 501: 497: 490: 481: 471: 469: 468:. 24 April 2019 464: 463: 459: 449: 447: 439: 438: 434: 429: 422: 419: 410: 409:Bird view tower 407: 398: 395: 386: 304:migrant species 296: 264: 228:Raigad District 189: 187: 183: 180: 175: 172: 170: 168: 167: 143:Raigad District 130: 129: 128: 127: 126: 125: 104: 92: 69: 58: 52: 49: 43:Please help by 42: 30: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 633: 623: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 583: 582: 574: 573:External links 571: 568: 567: 549: 530: 519: 512: 495: 479: 457: 431: 430: 428: 425: 424: 423: 420: 413: 411: 408: 401: 399: 396: 389: 385: 382: 352:Malabar trogon 295: 292: 263: 260: 222:is located in 214: 213: 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 165: 161: 160: 151: 147: 146: 136: 132: 131: 119: 118: 112: 111: 110: 109: 106: 105: 102: 94: 93: 83: 80: 79: 71: 70: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 632: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 592: 590: 580: 577: 576: 563: 559: 553: 545: 541: 534: 528: 523: 515: 509: 505: 499: 493: 488: 486: 484: 467: 461: 446: 442: 436: 432: 417: 412: 405: 400: 393: 388: 387: 381: 379: 374: 372: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 308:Western Ghats 305: 301: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 211: 207: 203: 199: 194: 166: 162: 159: 155: 152: 148: 144: 140: 137: 133: 116: 107: 100: 95: 90: 89:national park 86: 85:IUCN category 81: 76: 67: 64: 56: 46: 40: 39: 34:This article 32: 23: 22: 19: 561: 552: 543: 533: 522: 503: 498: 470:. Retrieved 460: 448:. Retrieved 444: 435: 380:at Karnala. 375: 371:Karnala fort 368: 344:ashy minivet 332:Malabar Lark 297: 268:Karnala Fort 265: 219: 217: 59: 50: 35: 18: 472:13 December 450:13 December 188: / 164:Coordinates 589:Categories 427:References 230:, outside 226:Taluka of 173:18°54′31″N 53:March 2014 544:DNA India 397:Sanctuary 262:Location 240:Matheran 176:73°6′9″E 141:taluka, 135:Location 384:Gallery 378:leopard 158:Khopoli 510:  358:, and 300:hikers 288:Panvel 284:Panvel 272:Mumbai 256:Mumbai 244:Karjat 232:Mumbai 224:Panvel 154:Panvel 139:Panvel 294:About 238:near 236:India 508:ISBN 474:2022 452:2022 369:The 276:Pune 250:and 242:and 218:The 201:Area 156:and 87:II ( 280:Goa 591:: 560:. 542:. 482:^ 443:. 354:, 350:, 346:, 258:. 234:, 546:. 516:. 476:. 454:. 274:- 91:) 66:) 60:( 55:) 51:( 41:.

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Map showing the location of Karnala Bird Sanctuary
Panvel
Raigad District
Panvel
Khopoli
18°54′31″N 73°6′9″E / 18.90861°N 73.10250°E / 18.90861; 73.10250
Panvel
Raigad District
Mumbai
India
Matheran
Karjat
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Mumbai
Karnala Fort
Mumbai
Pune
Goa
Panvel
Panvel
hikers
migrant species
Western Ghats

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