Keoladeo National Park
About Keoladeo National Park
Location
Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Best time to Visit
October to February
Nearest Airport
Agra Airport - About 56 km
Jaipur Airport - About 190 km
Area
Approx. 29 Sq. Km.
Temperature
Maximum 45oC & Minimum 3oC
Nearest Railway Station
Agra - About 56 km
Note:
The Park is open for tourists throughout the year.
Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is one of the oldest, the most popular, and one of the world’s most important bird breeding and feeding grounds.
The then ruler built a reserve to protect the city of Bharatpur from frequent floods, turning it into a marsh with patches of dry grasslands, woodlands, woodland swamps, and wetlands. Named after the dense jungle (Ghana) that surrounds an old Keoladeo (Shiva) Temple, located within its boundaries, the park used to be a hunting ground for the Maharajas to honor the British Viceroys. Gradually, all such activities were banned by the government, making it a favorable home for numerous species of birds.
Home to more than 370 species of resident and migratory birds, Bharatpur is also a World Heritage Site and home to other wildlife.Major Wildlife
Herons, Storks, Cormorants, Gadwall, Shoveler, Common teal, Cotton teal, Tufted Duck, Knob-billed Duck, Little Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Indian Shag, Ruff, Painted Stork, White Spoonbill, Asian Open-billed Stork, Oriental Ibis, Darter, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Sarus crane, Warblers, Babblers, Bee-eaters, Bulbuls, Buntings, Chats, Painted Francolins and Quails, Indian grey Hornbill and Marshall’s Iora, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Pallas’ Sea eagle, Short-toed Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Spotted Eagle and crested Serpent Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Nilgai, Feral cattle, Chital Deer, Sambar, Wild boar, Indian Porcupine, Small Indian Mongoose, Common Indian Grey Mongoose, Jungle cat, Fishing cat, Asian Palm Civet, Small Indian Civet, Smooth-coated Otter, Golden Jackals, Striped Hyenas, Mice, Gerbils, Bats, Rhesus Macaque and Hanuman Langurs.
distance from major cities
Agra – About 55 km
Jaipur – About 190 km
Delhi – About 220 km
Mumbai – About 823 km
Jaipur – About 190 km
Delhi – About 220 km
Mumbai – About 823 km
near by attractions
Agra Fort, Alwar City and Jaipur City
Popular wildlife tours in Rajasthan
Jawai – The leopard hills of India
Jawai Bandh is a Leopard Conservation Reserve situated near a small village named Bera. Known as the Leopard hills of India, Jawai is probably the only place where the most secretive and elusive wildcat co-exists with humans.