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| It is quite obvious that if Gir had not been a Lion sanctuary, it could have easily passed off as a protected area for the incredible diversity of birds that it harbours since there are 300 species of birds inhabiting the Gir National Park. The avi-fauna here occupies the forest floors, small plants and shrubs and even the canopy of the trees. The commonly found bird varieties in the park are painted sandgrous, grey francolin, quails, Asian paradise flycatcher, black-naped monarch, white-browed fantail, Asian brown flycatcher, grey-headed flycatcher, verditer flycatcher, tickell's blue flycatcher, greenish warbler, white-eye, coppersmith barbet, common and marshal's iora, rufous treepie, yellow-footed green pigeon. |
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Also found are several varieties of Long-billed vulture, Indian white-backed vulture, red-headed (king) vulture, Eurasian griffon vulture, changeable hawk-eagle, crested serpent eagle, bonneli's eagle, greater spotted eagle, lesser spotted eagle, tawny eagle, steppe eagle, imperial eagle, Pallas's fish eagle, grey-headed fish eagle, osprey, peregrine falcon, laggar falcon, red-headed falcon, oriental honey-buzzard, white-eyed buzzard, brown fish owl, Eurasian eagle owl, spotted owlet etc.
The lodge can also be used as the base to visit the coastal areas from Veraval to Diu Bird Sanctuary for shore birds. Birdwatching at Gir would surely be a lifetime delight for all.
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