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Velavadar Blackbuck NP

22.04554 , 72.02279

India

A tiny but unique grassland park created for the conservation of the Blackbuck antelope.

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Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 22.0455/72.0228 (2023-05-18 08:50:47 )

Site name was changed by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) into "Velavadar Blackbuck NP" (2023-05-02 19:02:41 )

Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 22.0537/72.0285 (2020-12-18 21:28:26 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Velavadar NP" (2020-12-18 21:28:26 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-18 07:39:51
A tiny but unique grassland park created for the conservation of the Blackbuck antelope.

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus)
Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Indian Spotted Eagle (Clanga hastata)
Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicura)
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis)

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-18 07:50:07)

Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-18 07:49:50)

Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-18 07:49:32)

Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-18 07:49:09)

Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:48:52)

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:48:31)

Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:46:32)

Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus) was deleted by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:45:47)

Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:45:29)

Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicura) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:45:11)

Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:44:45)

Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:44:33)

Indian Spotted Eagle (Clanga hastata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:44:12)

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:43:48)

Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:43:24)

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:43:07)

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:42:58)

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:42:38)

Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:42:26)

  • Timing and strategy

The best time to visit is in the winter.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-18 07:33
The best time to visit is in the winter.
  • How to get there

The easiest way to reach Velavadar is by road from Bhavnagar (about 50 km). From Ahmedabad it is approx 150 km. 

Explain from where and how to get to this site with private and public transport.

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-21 08:39
The easiest way to reach Velavadar is by road from Bhavnagar (about 47 km).50 km). From Ahmedabad it is approx 150 km. 
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-18 07:36
The easiest way to reach Velavadar is by road from Bhavnagar (about 47 km).

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  • Other attractions

The Indian Grey Wolf and the Golden Jackal are the main predators in the park.

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• wildlife (apart from birds)
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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-18 07:40
The Indian Grey Wolf and the Golden Jackal are the main predators in the park.

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or near this site, including:
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instance, these may include:
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