# Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary

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 5,400 hectares (13,000 acres) 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 |