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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Nature reserve in Uttar Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary नवाबगंज बर्ड सैंक्चुरी<br />
| alt_name = Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary<br />
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| image = Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 03.JPG<br />
| image_alt = Wetlands of Bird Sanctuary<br />
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| location = Nawabganj, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
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| designation1 = Ramsar<br />
| designation1_offname = Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary<br />
| designation1_date = 19 September 2019<br />
| designation1_number = 2412<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2412|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>}}<br />
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[[File:591 Spotted-Deer.jpg|thumb|A [[spotted deer]] in the Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.]]<br />
'''Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary''', renamed in 2015 '''Shahid [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]] Bird Sanctuary''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lucknow-zoo-nawabganj-bird-sanctuary-to-be-renamed-115062300749_1.html |title=Lucknow zoo, Nawabganj bird sanctuary to be renamed}}</ref> is a bird sanctuary located in [[Unnao district]] on the Kanpur-Lucknow highway in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] consisting of a [[lake]] and the surrounding environment. It is one of the many [[wetlands]] of Northern India. The sanctuary provides protection for 250 species of [[migratory birds]] mostly from [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] (or formerly [[USSR]]) countries, but the numbers have been dwindling since the 1990s, most having relocated to newer areas in Himachal and Rajasthan. The sanctuary also houses a deer park, watchtowers and boats.<br />
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==Birds==<br />
The avian population here comprises a mix of residents as well as migratory birds. The birds migrate across [[Himalayas]] from [[Tibet]], [[China]], [[Europe]] and [[Siberia]] during winters. Some of these birds fly over 5000&nbsp;km and above 8500 meters high to reach here. Some of the major migratory birds during the season are [[greylag goose]], [[Northern pintail|pintail]], [[cotton teal]], [[red-crested pochard]], [[gadwall]], [[shoveller]], [[coot]] and [[mallard]]. Some major local migratory and residential birds are [[sarus crane]], [[painted stork]], [[peafowl]], [[Black-headed ibis|white ibis]], [[Little grebe|dabchick]], [[Lesser whistling duck|whistling teal]], [[open-bill stork]], [[white-necked stork]], [[pheasant-tailed jacana]], [[bronze winged jacana]], [[purple moorhen]], [[lapwing]], [[tern]], [[vulture]], [[pigeon]], [[Black drongo|king crow]], [[Indian roller]] and [[bee-eater]].<br />
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==Reptiles==<br />
The major reptiles found in the sanctuary are [[cobra]], [[viper]], [[krait]], [[ratsnake]] and water snakes.<br />
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==Deer park==<br />
A small park for deer has been established in the vicinity of the sanctuary. There are [[Chital|spotted]] and [[Muntjac|barking deer]] in the park. It is one of the main attractions in the sanctuary.<br />
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==Hospitality==<br />
A guesthouse with bedding and lodging is provided inside the sanctuary along with a restaurant and a children park.<br />
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==Image gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 02.jpg|Panorama of Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary<br />
File:Birds at Nawabganj bird sanctuary, Unnao 02.JPG|A pond heron at the bird sanctuary<br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 01.JPG|Watch tower<br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 05.JPG|Wetlands of Bird Sanctuary<br />
File:Lake at Nawabganj bird sanctuary, Unnao 04.JPG|Wetlands of Bird Sanctuary<br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 06.JPG|Migratory birds in winter<br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 07.JPG<br />
File:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao 09.JPG<br />
File:Boating in lake at Nawabganj bird sanctuary, Unnao 01.JPG|Boating in lake<br />
File:Indian Cormorant swimming in Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.png|Indian Cormorant<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Wildlife refuge]]<br />
*[[Nature reserve]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary}}<br />
* [http://www.wild-india.com/NationalParksIndia/index.html Information on National Parks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193959/http://www.wild-india.com/NationalParksIndia/index.html |date=3 March 2016 }}<br />
* [http://unnao.nic.in/nawabganjbirds/index.html Nawabganj birds]<br />
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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[[Category:2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]</div>Delphia92Y