Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary (CKBS), also known as Kayal-r Bagan, is a bird sanctuary located in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

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, south of

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. This garden is famous for its wide variety of birds, butterflies,

ferns A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ...

and

orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

History

It was given sanctuary status in 1982. Before then, it was originally a large mango garden with huge mango trees. The government of

took the initiative to make it open to the public and acquired it from private owners in October 2005. On 8 September 2004 it was named Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary, and on 21 October 2005 it was renamed Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, in honour of celebrated sculptor

Chintamoni Kar Chintamoni Kar (19 April 1915 – 3 October 2005) was a renowned Indian sculptor. He received civilian awards from the Indian and French governments and won an Olympic silver medal on behalf of Great Britain. Personal life and studies Born ...

, who had for many years fought relentlessly to give the "kayaler bagan" status for the sanctuary.

Transport

The nearest populated place, Narendrapur, is 15 km from

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...

on the SealdahSonarpur line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is connected by road to

Garia Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...

and the EM Bypass. It is 20 km from Howrah railway station.

List of common birds

All name in the brackets "()" are the scientific names. * Ashy drongo(''Dicrurus leucophaeus'') *

Asian koel The Asian koel (''Eudynamys scolopaceus'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed koels, and ...

(''Eudynamys scolopaceo'') *

Brown fish owl The brown fish owl (''Ketupa zeylonensis'') is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae. It is native from Turkey to South and Southeast Asia. Due its wide distribution it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. ...

(''Ketupa zeylonensis'') * Black Drongo(''Dicrurus macrocercus'') *

Shikra The shikra (''Accipiter badius'') is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usual ...

(''Accipiter badius'') *

Indian pond heron The Indian pond heron or paddybird (''Ardeola grayii'') is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed whe ...

(''Ardeola grayii'') *

Bronzed drongo The bronzed drongo (''Dicrurus aeneus'') is a small Indomalayan bird belonging to the drongo group. They are resident in the forests of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They capture insects flying in the shade of the forest canopy by m ...

(''Dicruridae'') *

Cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard ...

(''Bubulcus ibis'') *

Scaly-breasted munia The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (''Lonchura punctulata''), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus ''Lonchura'', it was formally desc ...

(''Lonchura punchtulata'') * Little egret (''Egretta garzetta'') *

Little cormorant The little cormorant (''Microcarbo niger'') is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and ex ...

(''Phalacocorax niger'') *

White wagtail The white wagtail (''Motacilla alba'') is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and the Asian Palearctic and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in ...

(''Motacilla alba personanta'') *

Asian green bee-eater The Asian green bee-eater (''Merops orientalis''), also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater in Sri Lanka, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distr ...

(''Merops orientalis'') *

House crow The house crow (''Corvus splendens''), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. ...

(''Corvus splendens'') *

Large-billed crow The large-billed crow (''Corvus macrorhynchos''), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing ...

(''Corvus macrorhynchos'') *

Rufous treepie The rufous treepie (''Dendrocitta vagabunda'') is a treepie, native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. It is a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It is long tailed and has loud musical calls making it very conspi ...

(''Dendrocitta vagabunda'') *

White-throated kingfisher The white-throated kingfisher (''Halcyon smyrnensis'') also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to China and Indonesia. This kingfisher is a ...

(''Halcyon smyrnensis'') *

Stork-billed kingfisher The stork-billed kingfisher (''Pelargopsis capensis''), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. This kingfisher is resident throughout its ran ...

(''Halcyon capensis'') * Fulvous-breasted woodpecker (''Dendrocopos macei'') *

Rufous woodpecker The rufous woodpecker (''Micropternus brachyurus'') is a medium-sized brown woodpecker native to South and Southeast Asia. It is short-billed, foraging in pairs on small insects, particularly ants and termites, in scrub, evergreen, and deciduous ...

(''Celeus brachyurus'') *

Streak-throated woodpecker The streak-throated woodpecker (''Picus xanthopygaeus'') is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geos ...

(''Picus xanthopygaeus'') *

Common emerald dove The common emerald dove (''Chalcophaps indica''), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. ...

(''Chalcophaps indica'') * Spotted dove (''Spilopelia chinensis'') *

Indian paradise flycatcher The Indian paradise flycatcher (''Terpsiphone paradisi'') is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia, where it is widely distributed. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List sin ...

(''terpsiphone paradisi'') *

Oriental magpie-robin The Oriental magpie-robin (''Copsychus saularis'') is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but now considered an Old World flycatcher. They are distinctive black and white birds with a lon ...

(''Copsychus saularis'') * Olive-backed Sunbird(''Cinnyris jugularis'') *

Black-hooded oriole The black-hooded oriole (''Oriolus xanthornus'') is a member of the Old World oriole, oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is a bird of open woodland ...

(''Oriolus xanthornus'') *

Cinereous tit The cinereous tit (''Parus cinereus'') is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several populations that were earlier treated as subspecies of the great tit (''Parus major''). These birds are grey backed with whi ...

(''Parus cinereus'') *

Chestnut-tailed starling The chestnut-tailed starling (''Sturnia malabarica''), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. ...

(''Sturnia malabarica'') *

Red-vented bulbul The red-vented bulbul (''Pycnonotus cafer'') is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduc ...

(''Pycnonotus cafer'') * Oriental White Eye (''Zosterops palpebrosus'') *

White-throated Fantail The white-throated fantail (''Rhipidura albicollis'') is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. The white-spotted fantail ('' ...

(''Rhipidura albicollis'')

List of common spiders

All name in the brackets "()" are the scientific names. * Garden spider or signature spider (''Argiope pulchella'') * Imitation spider (''Cyclosa'' sp.) * Grass jewel spider (''Cyrtarachne keralayensis'') *Lagalaisei's garden spider (''Eriovixia'' sp.) *Kidney garden spider (''Araneus mitificus'') *Tent web spider or dome weavers (''Cyrtophora'' sp.) *Dark wolf spider (''Pardosa'' sp.) *

Wolf spider Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

(''Lycosa'' sp.) * Yellow sac spider (''Cheiracanthium'' sp.) *Banded phintella jumping spider (''Phintella vittata'') *Joly spider (''Epocilla aurantiaca'') *Heavy bodied jumper (''Hyllus semicupreus'') *Ant mimic spider (''Myrmarachne'' sp.) *Fighting spider (''Thiania'' sp.) *Pantropical jumping spider (''Plexippus paykulli'') *Green crab spider (''Olios milleti'') *Silver orb spider (''Leucauge granulata'') *Orchard spider or decorative silver orb spider (''Leucauge decorate'') * Common house spider (''Achaearanea'' sp.) *Crab spider or brown flower spider (''Camaricus'' sp.)

List of common butterflies

All name in the brackets "()" are the scientific names. *

Common Jezebel ''Delias eucharis'', the common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of south and southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The common Jezebel is one of ...

হরতনি (''Delias eucharis'') * Redbase Jezebel লোপামুদ্রা (''Delias pasithoe'') *

Tawny coster Tawny may refer to: * Tawny (given name), a feminine given name * Tawny (color) * Tawny port, a fortified wine * ''Tawny'', a 1954 record album by Jackie Gleason * Tawny, a townland in Kilcar, County Donegal, Ireland See also * Tenné In her ...

হরিনছড়া (''Acraea terpsicore'') * Common leopard চিতা (''Phalanta phalantha'') *

Grey pansy ''Junonia atlites'', the grey pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. Distribution ''J. atlites'' is found in Bangladesh, India, southern China, Cambodia, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, western and central Indonesia, ...

চাঁদনরি (''Junonia atlites'') * Common jester পিপুল্কাটি (''Symbrenthia lilaea'') * Peacock pansy নয়ান (''Junonia almana'') * Striped tiger বাঘবল্লা (''Danaus genutia'') * Blue tiger (''Tirumala limniace'') * Chestnut tiger ছিট্মউল (''Parantica sita'') * Common emigrant পায়রাচালি (''Catopsilia pomona'') * Common pierrot তিলাইয়া (''Castalius rosimon'') * Red pierrot সাজুন্তি (''Talicada nyseus'')

References

{{reflist Bird sanctuaries of West Bengal Protected areas established in 1982 Tourist attractions in South 24 Parganas district 1982 establishments in West Bengal