Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is situated in the Porbandar District of Gujarat state, India.
It is only sanctuary in India, which lies in the heart of city of Porbandar and is a unique example of co-existence of man and nature. It is the only bird sanctuary of the Gujarat that provides, the legal protection to varied species of birds of those who nests here.It is spread over an area of 1 km2. The area was declared as sanctuary in November 1988.
The type of birds which can be seen here are Flamingoes, grebes, pelicans, ducks and geese, avocet, coots, cormorants, herons, egrets, bittern, storks, ibis, spoonbill, cranes, whistling teals, gulls, terns, jacanas, ruff, red shanks, Indian roller, etc.
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