eBird hotspot
Sandunes Beach Resort (Restricted Access)
Species checklist
58 species recorded here
From eBird’s species list for this hotspot, in taxonomic order. Tap a species to see where else it’s been found.

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto·Pigeons and Doves

Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis·Pigeons and Doves

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos

Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius·Cuckoos
Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis·Swifts

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus·Stilts and Avocets
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus·Plovers and Lapwings

Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings

Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Tern
Sternula albifrons·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis·Grebes

Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger·Cormorants and Shags

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo·Cormorants and Shags

Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis·Cormorants and Shags

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Great Egret
Ardea alba·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black Kite
Milvus migrans·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus·Bee-eaters

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis·Rollers

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots

Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos

House Crow
Corvus splendens·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Jerdon's Bushlark
Plocealauda affinis·Larks

Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis·Cisticolas and Allies

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica·Swallows

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis·Old World Flycatchers

Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos·Flowerpeckers

Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata·Waxbills and Allies
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