The Wadhwana wetland 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 wetland site on 2021.[1]
Ecological significance[edit | edit source]
The Wadhvana Wetland is considered internationally important as it provides a wintering ground to migratory water birds that migrate on the Central Asian Flyway.[2] These water birds include endangered or near-threatened species like the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), common pochard (Aythya ferina), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) and grey-headed fish eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus).[3] The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina), a duck that is otherwise rare in Western India, is observed in this wetland during winter.[1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gujarat: Thol, Wadhwana in Ramsar's list of wetlands of international importance". Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list as wetlands of international importance". Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Four new Ramsar wetland sites recognised in India". Retrieved 13 September 2022.