Site Report: Sanjay Ghandi National Park

Sanjay Ghandi National Park Carvings

Sanjay Ghandi National Park Statue

Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)

House Crow (Corvus splendens)

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Asian Palm-Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

National park inside Mumbai

2013-02-24: Our last visit before heading back to the Western World was Mumbai. We had a 24 hour stop in Mumbai, so we could not see much, so we decided on the Sanjay Ghandi National Park to the north of the city. We walked around the ruins before taking the train into the city.

Kingdom: Animals (17 records)

Phylum: Chordates (17 records)

Class: Birds (16 records)

Order: Cuckoos (1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
- Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Asian Palm-Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Order: Parrots (1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
- Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
- Family: Herons
- Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)

Order: Perching Birds (5 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- House Crow (Corvus splendens)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Swallows
- Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Primates (1 record)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)