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Title tag | Birds of Gir National Park | A Visitor's Field Guide (52 chars) |
Meta description | Gir hosts over 300 bird species. A visitor's field guide to the region's birdlife, where to see them, and the species that visit the orchard itself. (148 chars) |
Search intent | Top-funnel, link-bait — earns editorial and birding backlinks. |
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Birds of Gir National Park: A Field Guide for Visitors
Gir is famous for its lions, but look up and a second wilderness appears. The birds of Gir National Park number over 300 recorded species, from crested serpent eagles to the paradise flycatcher — a birder's forest as much as a big-cat one.
A forest of over 300 species
Gir's dry-deciduous habitat supports raptors, woodland birds and water species across the year. Resident birds are joined each winter by migrants, making the cooler months especially rich for birdwatching.
Birds you're likely to see
Watch for the crested serpent eagle, Indian pitta, paradise flycatcher, Bonelli's eagle and the painted stork near water. Our naturalists — one a former WWF birder — read the canopy as fluently as the forest floor.
Birding from the orchard
You need not enter the park to begin. The 8-acre orchard at Woods at Sasan, with its over 280 mango trees, draws a daily cast of birds — dawn on your terrace is its own quiet safari.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Questions we hear often.
What is a regenerative retreat?
How is regenerative different from eco-friendly?
What makes Woods at Sasan regenerative?