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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Bihar, India}}<br />
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'''Baraila Lake Salim Ali-Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary''', commonly referred to as '''Barela Bird Sanctuary''', is a [[Protected areas of India|protected area]] and [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India|wildlife sanctuary]] located in [[Vaishali district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wii.gov.in/eia/wildlife_database/bihar|title=Wildlife sanctuaries in Bihar|work=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Government of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indicative Flora of the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Baraila Lake Salim Ali-Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Vaishali District, Bihar |url=https://bsi.gov.in/uploads/userfiles/file/ESZ/Indicative%20Flora%20of%20ESZ%20of%20Baraila%20Lake%20BS_Vashali_compressed.pdf |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=[[Botanical Survey of India]]}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The sanctuary covers an area of {{cvt|1.96|km2}} and was declared as a protected area on 28 January 1997.<ref name="Compendium">{{cite report|url=https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/9%20Compendium%20Book_2021_Low%20%281%29%20%282%29.pdf|title=National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|work=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Government of India]]|date=November 2021|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wildbihar.org/barela-salim-ali-zubba-saheni|title=Barela Bird Sanctuary|work=Wild Bihar|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><br />
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The sanctuary incorporates the Barela Lake and hosts about 106 species of local and 59 species of migratory birds. Major avifauna include [[Indian shag]], [[red collared dove]], [[Asian koel]], [[green bee-eater]], [[brahminy starling]], [[Indian treepie]], [[black ibis]], [[ruddy shelduck]], [[bar-headed goose]], [[oriental magpie robin]], and [[lesser whistling duck]].<ref name="Compendium"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Protected Areas of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Vaishali district]]<br />
[[Category:1997 establishments in Bihar]]<br />
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