DEHRADUN BIRD WATCHING
Bird Watching in Doon Valley
Dehradun is wide area dominated with water streams, wetlands, Deodar cedar forest, Oak Rhododnndron at the foothills of Himalaya. The area is about 4950 square km. Many factors make it for birding due to its dirversity in the valley, altitudinal range. This altitude change generate the different zones of flora, each zones is inhabited with different birds in different seasons. Bulbuls, leafbirds, hornbills, migrated siberian birds, finches, warblers, bee-eaters, francolins, sub-birds, nuthatches, thrushes and many more types of bird you can find in this beautiful valley around Dehradun city. The state capital of Uttarakhand. More than 500 birds identified in the Doon Valley.
BIRDS OF DEHRADUN VALLEY
Grey-hooded Warbler, black-chinned Babbler, Red-billed Leothrix, Grey-crowned Prinia, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, White-crested Laughingthrush, Black Bulbul, Himalayan Bulbul, Slaty Headed Parakeet, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Striated Prinia, Red-rumped Swallow, Streaked Laughingthrush, Rufous Sibia, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Asian-Pied Startling, Blue Whistling Thrush, Grey-winged Blackbird, Golden Bush Robin, Indian Robin, Plumbeous Redstart, Siberian Stonechat, Grey bushchat, White-capped Redstart, Ultramarine Flycatcher, Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Small Niltava, Crimson Sunbird, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rufous-breasted Accentor, Comoon Rosefinch, Rock bunting etc
BIRDING TRAILS
Grey-hooded Warbler, black-chinned Babbler, Red-billed Leothrix, Grey-crowned Prinia, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, White-crested Laughingthrush, Black Bulbul, Himalayan Bulbul, Slaty Headed Parakeet, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Striated Prinia, Red-rumped Swallow, Streaked Laughingthrush, Rufous Sibia, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Asian-Pied Startling, Blue Whistling Thrush, Grey-winged Blackbird, Golden Bush Robin, Indian Robin, Plumbeous Redstart, Siberian Stonechat, Grey bushchat, White-capped Redstart, Ultramarine Flycatcher, Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Small Niltava, Crimson Sunbird, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rufous-breasted Accentor, Comoon Rosefinch, Rock bunting etc
- Lachchiwala
- Maldevta
- Rajpur-Shikhar Fall
- Sahastradhara
- FRI
- Danda Lokhand
- Wildlife Institute of India
- Jabarkhet Nature Reserve
- Phandowala
- Karwapani
- Binog WLS
- ASAN CR
BIRDS GALLERY DEHRADUN
How to Reach
Dehadun is well connected with all types of transport, Bus, Train, Air.
Nearest Railhead
Dehradun
Nearest Bus Stand
Dehradun
Nearest Airport
Jolly Grant, Dehradun
Altitudinal Range
675 to 1700m
Accommodations
Private Camps, Cottages, Resorts, FRHs, and various other options