Sultanpur National Park

Sultanpur National Park
Sultanpur National Park is located in Haryana
Sultanpur National Park
Location within Haryana
Sultanpur National Park is located in India
Sultanpur National Park
Location within India
Interactive map of Sultanpur National Park
LocationGurugram, Haryana, India
Nearest cityGurugram
Coordinates28°27′44″N 76°53′24″E / 28.4623°N 76.8899°E / 28.4623; 76.8899
Area1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Established1991
Governing bodyForests Department, Haryana
Websitewww.haryanaforest.gov.in
Designated25 May 2021
Reference no.2457[1]

Sultanpur National Park is a national park in Haryana, India, covering approximately 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi).

Geography

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary became a National Park in 1991

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located in Sultanpur village, Farrukhnagar, Gurgaon district in the state of Haryana.[2]

Wildlife

A white-throated kingfisher

Some of the resident birds are common hoopoe, paddyfield pipit, purple sunbird, little cormorant, pigeons, common myna, Eurasian stone-curlew, grey francolin, black francolin, Indian roller, white-throated kingfisher, Indian spot-billed duck, painted stork, common spoonbill, black-headed ibis, black-necked stork, little egret, great egret, cattle egret, red-vented bulbul, rose-ringed parakeet, red-wattled lapwing, shikra, Eurasian collared dove, red collared dove, laughing dove, spotted owlet, rock pigeon, magpie robin, greater coucal, weaver bird, bank mynah, common mynah and Asian green bee-eater and crested lark.[2] Every year more than 100 migratory bird species arrive at Sultanpur in search of feeding grounds and to pass the winter including Siberian cranes, greater flamingo, ruff, black-winged stilt Eurasian teal, common greenshank, northern pintail, yellow wagtail, white wagtail, northern shoveler, great white pelican.[2] In addition to the many birds, animals such as nilgai, Bengal fox and blackbuck are also seen here.[3] Trees which are popular with the birds like acacia nilotica, acacia tortilis, berberis and neem have been planted.

History

As a bird sanctuary it was the find of Peter Jackson who wrote to Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, founder of the society, in 1970 about the need to declare the Sultanpur jheel (lake) near Delhi a bird sanctuary, and she asked him to take her there. She had to cancel at the last minute, but later instructed then Chief Minister of Haryana, Bansi Lal, to protect the wetland. As a result the area was declared a bird sanctuary in 1972. In July 1991, the area was upgraded to a national park.[4][5] It has an area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi).[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sultanpur National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sultanpur National Park, District Gurgaon". Haryana Forest Department, Government of Haryana. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Wildlife Institute of India, Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India, wii.gov.in
  4. ↑ "Interviews: Peter Jackson". Sanctuary Asia. No. 12. 2000. Archived 28 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and National Park". Birds and birding in India.
  6. ↑ "Wildlife Protected Areas in Haryana". Wildlife Institute of India.
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