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<p>adding the post from scratch...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Protected area in Gugarat, India}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Wadhwana wetland&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[wetland]] in [[Dabhoi, Vadodara district]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It was formed as a result of an irrigation dam in 1910. Due to its ecological significance, it was designated as a [[Ramsar site|Ramsar wetland site]] on 2021.&lt;ref name=IndianExp&gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/4-more-indian-sites-added-to-ramsar-list-as-wetlands-of-international-importance-7453467/|title=Gujarat: Thol, Wadhwana in Ramsar’s list of wetlands of international importance|access-date=13 September 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ecological significance ==<br /> The Wadhvana Wetland is considered internationally important as it provides a wintering ground to migratory [[water bird]]s that migrate on the [[Central Asian Flyway]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/four-more-indian-sites-added-to-ramsar-list-as-wetlands-of-international-importance/article35907804.ece|title=Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list as wetlands of international importance|access-date=13 September 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt; These water birds include endangered or near-threatened species like the [[Dalmatian pelican]] (&#039;&#039;Pelecanus crispus&#039;&#039;), [[Pallas&#039;s fish eagle]] (&#039;&#039;Haliaeetus leucoryphus&#039;&#039;), [[common pochard]] (&#039;&#039;Aythya ferina&#039;&#039;), [[ferruginous duck]] (&#039;&#039;Aythya nyroca&#039;&#039;) and [[grey-headed fish eagle]] (&#039;&#039;Icthyophaga ichthyaetus&#039;&#039;).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-new-ramsar-wetland-sites-recognised-in-india-101628965266784.html|title=Four new Ramsar wetland sites recognised in India|access-date=13 September 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[red-crested pochard]] (&#039;&#039;Netta rufina&#039;&#039;), a duck that is otherwise rare in Western India, is observed in this wetland during winter.&lt;ref name=IndianExp/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Nanda Lake]] <br /> * [[Banni grasslands]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Ramsar sites in India}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|22.172|73.486|type:landmark_region:IN_dim:3000|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Ramsar sites in India]]<br /> [[Category:Wetlands of India]]<br /> [[Category:Protected areas of Gujarat]]</div>

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