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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, as the Park was formerly named, was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971 and established as a national park on 10 March 1982. Due to its exceptional avian biodiversity, it has also been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1985).
Formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, the Keoladeo National Park is recognised as one of the world’s most important bird breeding and feeding grounds. It originated in as a royal hunting reserve during the 1850s and was a game reserve for Maharajas and the British.
The Keoladeo National Park is an Indian bird sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. It is also a declared World Heritage Site.
Amongst one of the finest bird sanctuaries on the planet, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary also called as Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a sanctuary that offers security to faunal species also. Keoladeo, the name gets from an old Hindu temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and remains at the focal point of the national park.
The Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, which is in the state of Rajasthan, is well known for its enormous concentration of non-migratory resident breeding birds and serves as an important wintering habitat for Palaearctic migratory birds especially ducks.
India’s most famous bird-watching site has been Keoladeo National Park or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. This small wetland of 29 sq. km provides feeding and nesting grounds to over 400 bird species and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ramsar Site as well as an IBA (Important Bird Area).
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary – Famously known as Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is located in Rajasthan. It is recognized as the “bird haven” due to the huge variety and number of migratory as well as residential birds that exist here.
