Field notes · 01
Species & seasonal notes
- Satpura underrated — no photography restrictions, resorts available.
- Kanha: guides tiger-focused; ask for a separate birding guide.
- Tadoba/Tipeshwar: Feb–May window. May unsuitable with kids (too hot).
IndiaMadhya Pradesh
Pench / Kanha / Satpura / Tadoba
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Contacts
Gautam Pench Driver
guide Majhi STR
Ibrahim Kanha
Manoj Nagpur
Pankaj Watghare Sahanur Melghat Guide
Pench Omvir
Porbandar auto driver Kanha
Sanjay, Tadoba national park
Sujeet Guide Churna Satpura
Swapnil Bagh Kothi Resort.
Taahir Pench
Vinod Satpuda
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Hotspots
Top 100 hotspots in this region, ranked by total species logged on eBird.
01 331species02 315species03 309species04 285species05 284species06 283species07 281species08 275species09 274species10 273species11 273species12 272species13 267species14 267species15 266species16 265species17 258species18 258species19 258species20 257species21 253species22 252species23 252species24 251species25 248species26 240species27 239species28 238species29 237species30 237species31 237species32 235species33 232species34 232species35 231species36 225species37 224species38 222species39 221species40 221species41 220species42 219species43 219species44 219species45 219species46 219species47 217species48 217species49 217species50 216species51 216species52 216species53 215species54 215species55 214species56 214species57 214species58 214species59 214species60 214species61 213species62 208species63 206species64 206species65 204species66 203species67 203species68 203species69 199species70 199species71 199species72 196species73 195species74 195species75 194species76 193species77 192species78 192species79 192species80 192species81 191species82 190species83 190species84 190species85 189species86 189species87 188species88 188species89 188species90 187species91 186species92 185species93 185species94 185species95 185species96 185species97 185species98 184species99 184species100 184species
Snapshot from eBird on Apr 22, 2026. Follow a hotspot link for the current view on eBird.
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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
- 2/115
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
- 5/115
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
- 6/115
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius
Computed from the Apr 22, 2026 eBird snapshot.
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Target species
Species widely reported across the hotspots we sample at this location.
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Little Swift
Apus affinis
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Snapshot from eBird on Apr 22, 2026. Species lists update continuously on eBird; treat this as a recent picture, not a current one.