Birds Found in Chilika Lake

Birds Found in Chilika Lake – Chilika Lake, located in the eastern part of Odisha, India, spans over 1,100 square kilometers. It is one of the largest brackish water lakes in Asia and the second-largest coastal lagoon in the world.

Birds Found in Chilika Lake

The lake serves as a haven for numerous migratory birds, particularly during the winter season, as they travel from various parts of the world. According to a report from early 2025, the mid-winter water bird status survey conducted across the 1,165 sq km lake recorded a total of 1,127,228 birds from 196 different species. This included 1,087,226 migratory birds from 109 species and 40,002 resident birds from 87 species.

Here is a list of bird species found in Chilika Lake:

1. Greater Flamingo
2. Open-billed Stork
3. Common Teal
4. Pied Avocet
5. Eurasian Wigeon
6. Spot-billed Pelican
7. Lesser Whistling-Duck
8. Spotted Dove
9. White-breasted Waterhen
10. Citrine Wagtail
11. Oriental Magpie-Robin
12. Common Pochard
13. Eurasian Moorhen
14. Caspian Tern
15. Barn Swallow
16. Brown-headed Gull
17. Gadwall
18. White-bellied Sea-Eagle
19. Eastern Cattle-Egret
20. River Tern
21. Common Greenshank
22. Gray-headed Lapwing