The Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Pakistan protects a complex of natural riverine habitats along the Chenab River and two of its tributaries, extending up to the border with India. Its total area of provides protection for waterfowl, as well as a variety of mammals including hog deer and nilgai. Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The most common are species of the family Motacillidae. The sanctuary is in the Sialkot District.

Fauna List of fauna found in the sanctuary. # Name Scientific name Status Residential status 1 Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Scarce Resident 2 Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare Winter visitor 3 Little cormorant Microcarbo niger Common Year round visitor 4 Little egret Egretta garzetta Abundant Resident 5 Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia Scarce Year round visitor 6 Great egret Ardea alba Vagrant Winter visitor 7 Grey heron Ardea cinerea Scarce Winter visitor 8 Indian pond heron Ardeola grayii Abundant Resident 9 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Common Resident 10 Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Rare Summer visitor 11 Black stork Ciconia nigra Vagrant Winter visitor 12 Bar-headed goose Anser indicus Common Winter Visitor 13 Northern pintail Anas acuta Scarce Winter visitor 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Abundant Winter visitor 15 Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope Common Winter visitor 16 Gadwall Anasstrepera Common Winter visitor 17 Garganey Anasquerquedula Abundant Winter visitor 18 Northern shoveler Anasclypeata Scarce Winter visitor 19 Indian spot-billed duck Anaspoecilorhyncha Rare Summer visitor 20 Eurasian teal Anas crecca Scarce Winter visitor 21 Common pochard Aythyaferina Common Winter visitor 22 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Rare Winter visitor 23 Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca Abundant Winter visitor 24 Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Winter visitor 25 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna Scarce Winter visitor 26 White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis Common Resident 27 Indian vulture Gyps indicus Rare Year round visitor 28 Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus Scarce Resident 29 Black kite Milvusmigrans Common Resident 30 Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare Winter visitor 31 Shikra Accipiter badius Rare Resident 32 Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Frequent Resident 33 Grey francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus Common Resident 34 White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Frequent Resident 35 Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Resident 36 Eurasian coot Fulica atra Scarce Winter visitor 37 Western swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Resident 38 Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Rare Summer visitor 39 Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Abundant Resident 40 Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus Scarce Winter visitor 41 Common snipe Gallinago gallinago Rare Winter visitor 42 Little stint Calidris minuta Scarce Winter visitor 43 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Resident 44 Common redshank Tringa totanus Rare Winter visitor 45 Common greenshank Tringa nebularia Rare Winter visitor 46 Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata Rare Winter visitor 47 Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus Rare Summer visitor 48 Small pratincole Glareola lactea Scarce Summer visitor 50 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rare Winter visitor 51 River tern Sterna aurantia Common Resident 52 Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Abundant Resident 53 Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis Abundant Resident 54 Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Common Summer visitor 55 Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Scarce Winter visitor 56 Rock dove Columba livia Frequent Resident 57 Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Abundant Resident 58 Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Common Summer visitor 59 Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Rare Resident 60 Jacobin cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Rare Summer visitor 61 Common hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Scarce Summer visitor 62 Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Rare Summer visitor 63 Little swift Apus affinis Frequent Resident 64 White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Common Resident 65 Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Common Resident 66 Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Frequent Resident 67 Asian green bee-eater Merops orientalis Common Summer visitor 68 Blue-cheeked bee-eater Merops persicus Common Summer visitor 69 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops Common Resident 70 Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Common Resident 71 Black-rumped flameback Dinopium benghalense Scarce Resident 72 Yellow-crowned woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis Rare Resident 73 Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula Common Resident 74 Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis Rare Winter visitor 75 Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare Winter visitor 76 Crested lark Galerida cristata Common Resident 77 Streak-throated swallow Hirundo fluvicola Frequent Resident 78 Wire-tailed swallow Hirundo smithii Scarce Summer visitor 79 Western house martin Delichon urbicum Rare Summer visitor 80 Sand martin Riparia riparia Common Resident 81 Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus Rare Resident 82 White wagtail Motacilla alba Common Resident 83 White-browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Common Resident 84 Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Common Winter visitor 85 Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola Scarce Winter visitor 86 Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Scare Winter visitor 87 Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Abundant Resident 88 Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach Frequent Resident 89 Bay-backed shrike Lanius vittatus Frequent Resident 90 Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis Frequent Year round visitor 91 Pied bush chat Saxicola caprata Common Resident 92 Common babbler Argya caudata Common Resident 93 Jungle babbler Argya striata Frequent Resident 94 Large grey babbler Argya malcolmi Rare Resident 95 Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Scarce Summer visitor 96 Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Scarce Year round visitor 97 Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Frequent Resident 98 Black-breasted weaver Ploceus benghalensis Scarce Resident 99 Streaked weaver Ploceus manyar Frequent Resident 100 Yellow-throated sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis Vagrant Summer visitor 101 House sparrow Passer domesticus Abundant Resident 102 Brahminy starling Sturnia pagodarum Frequent Summer visitor 103 Indian pied myna Gracupica contra Common Summer visitor 104 Common starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Winter visitor 105 Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus Common Resident 106 Common myna Acridotheres tristis Abundant Resident 107 Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Frequent Summer visitor 108 House crow Corvus splendens Abundant Resident 109 Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common Winter visitor 110 Rook Corvus frugilegus Scarce Winter visitor 111 Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Common Resident

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