Hampi / Daroji

Field notes · 01

Accommodation

Pompayya Malemath — homestay + superb food; the only local guide (.vcf: Pompayya Malemath.vcf).

Field notes · 02

Species & seasonal notes

Winter best (avoid hot months); monsoon also OK for residents.
2 hides (Painted Spurfowl hide + Bear hide/cage) + Tungabhadra canal ride + walks.
Painted Spurfowls most active early morning — arrive early. Also visible near temple area even without hide.
Target species: Yellow-throated Bulbul, Painted Spurfowl, Jungle/Rock Bush Quail, Painted Sandgrouse, Sirkeer Malkoha, Indian Eagle Owl, Brown Fish Owl.
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary 15–20 km away — sloth bear sighting almost guaranteed (daily jaggery-water feeding).

Field notes · 03

Logistics

Access: train to Hosapete (20 min rickshaw) or Vande Bharat to Hubli (4 hr cab).
One day of birding usually enough; longer if temple-touring.

eBird

Hotspots

35 hotspots in this area, ranked by total species logged on eBird.

01
Hampi ಹಂಪಿ eBird
218
species
02
Daroji Bear Sanctuary--Sitarama Tanda ದರೋಜಿ ಕರಡಿ ಧಾಮ--ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ತಾಂಡ eBird
193
species
03
Tungabhadra High Level Canal--Tejaswiloka ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮಟ್ಟದ ಕಾಲುವೆ--ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಲೋಕ eBird
187
species
04
Hampi--Matanga Hill ಹಂಪಿ--ಮಾತಂಗ ಪರ್ವತ eBird
186
species
05
Tungabhadra Reservoir ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಜಲಾಶಯ eBird
182
species
06
Tungabhadra High-level Canal ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮಟ್ಟದ ಕಾಲುವೆ eBird
175
species
07
Daroji Bear Sanctuary--Upparahalli ದರೋಜಿ ಕರಡಿ ಧಾಮ--ಉಪ್ಪಾರಹಳ್ಳಿ eBird
172
species
08
Tungabhadra Right Canal--Kamalapur ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಬಲದಂಡೆ ಕಾಲುವೆ--ಕಮಲಾಪುರ eBird
167
species
09
Daroji Forest Guest House ದರೋಜಿ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿಗೃಹ eBird
165
species
10
Tungabhadra Reservoir-Gunda Tree Park ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಜಲಾಶಯ -ಗುಂಡಾ ಸಸ್ಯೋದ್ಯಾನ eBird
160
species
11
Hampi--Jungle Lodges ಹಂಪಿ--ಜಂಗಲ್‌ ಲಾಡ್ಜೆಸ್‌eBird
151
species
12
Kannada University Kere ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಕೆರೆ eBird
146
species
13
Kamalapura Kere ಕಮಲಾಪುರ ಕೆರೆ eBird
144
species
14
Hampi--Royal Enclosure ಹಂಪಿ--ರಾಜಾಂಗಣ eBird
140
species
15
Sri Vijay Vitthala Temple Area ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ eBird
137
species
16
Hampi--Nimbapura ಹಂಪಿ--ನಿಂಬಾಪುರ eBird
134
species
17
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary ದರೋಜಿ ಕರಡಿಧಾಮ eBird
128
species
18
Bukkasagara Bridge, Hampi ಬುಕ್ಕಸಾಗರ ಸೇತುವೆ, ಹಂಪಿ eBird
120
species
19
Halli Kere ಹಳ್ಳಿಕೆರೆ eBird
118
species
20
Hampi-Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneshwari ಹಂಪಿ--ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ ಮಯೂರ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಿ eBird
115
species
21
Tungabhadra Reservoir- Munirabad Bridge, ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಜಲಾಶಯ- ಮುನಿರಬಾದ್ ಸೇತುವೆ eBird
115
species
22
Hampi--Kannada University ಹಂಪಿ--ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ eBird
112
species
23
Kamalapur--General Area (OBI)eBird
101
species
24
Mariammanahalli ಮರಿಯಮ್ಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ eBird
101
species
25
Sri AB Vajapayee Zoological Park, Kamalapur ಶ್ರೀ ಎಬಿ ವಾಜಪೇಯಿ ಜೂಯಾಲಾಜಿಕಲ್‌ ಪಾರ್ಕ್‌, ಕಮಲಾಪುರ eBird
96
species
26
Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple, Hampi ಮಾಲ್ಯವಂತ ರಘುನಾಥ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಹಂಪಿ eBird
92
species
27
Navabrindavana ನವ ಬೃಂದಾವನ eBird
92
species
28
Sitarama Tanda ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ತಾಂಡಾ eBird
84
species
29
Hampi’s Feathers Resort eBird
75
species
30
Papinayakanahalli Betta ಪಾಪಿನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟ eBird
73
species
31
Forest Guest house, Kamalapur (OBI)eBird
63
species
32
Sanapur Lake eBird
46
species
33
Dandanayakana Kere ದಂಡನಾಯಕನ ಕೆರೆ eBird
21
species
34
Brise Stables eBird
14
species
35
SSR Park and surrounds, Northern Hosapete eBird
13
species

Snapshot from eBird on Apr 22, 2026. Follow a hotspot link for the current view on eBird.

eBird · heuristic

Signature species

Species that show up here but rarely elsewhere in our index — a hint, not a guarantee. Check eBird before planning around any single entry.

Sampled from 20 hotspots

Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
5/115

Computed from the Apr 22, 2026 eBird snapshot.

eBird

Target species

Species widely reported across the hotspots we sample at this location.

Snapshot from eBird on Apr 22, 2026. Species lists update continuously on eBird; treat this as a recent picture, not a current one.