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Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary

The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake or Kabartal Wetland located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately six times the size of the Bharatpur Sanctuary. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar. It is one of the 98 Ramsar sites in India now.

Trees
Mangifera indica, Annona squamosa, Polyalthia longifolia, Borassus flabellifer, Cocos nucifera, Phoenix sylvestris, Haplophragma adenophyllum, Bombax ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, Cordia dichotoma, Ehretia laevis, Bauhinia variegata, Cassia fistula, Delonix regia, Peltophorum pterocarpum, Tamarindus indica, Trema oriental, Terminalia arjuna, Diospyros Montana, Croton roxburghii, Trevia nudiflora, Dalbergia sissoo, Leucaena leucocephala, Pongamia glabra, Phoebe lanceolata, Azadirachta indica, Melia azedarach, Swietenia macrophylla, Acacia catechu, Acacia nilotica, Albizia lebbeck, Pithecellobium dulce, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Artocarpus lacucha, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus hispida, Ficus racemosa, Ficus religiosa, Ficus virens, Streblus asper, Moringa oleifera, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Psidium guajava, Syzygium cumini, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Phyllanthus emblica, Bambusa bambos, Dendrocalamus strictus, Ziziphus mauritiana, Anthocephalus kadamba, Aegle marmelos, Citrus maxima, Madhuca indica, Tectona grandis ==Threats==
Threats
• Excessive chemicals, like Furadan used to capture birds • Killing of birds • Villagers encroachment of lake area ==Birds in the region==
Birds in the region
Critically endangeredOriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) • Long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) Endangered Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubiu) VulnerableGreater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) • Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) • Sarus crane (Grus antigone) Near threatenedIndian darter (Anhinga melanogaster) • Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) • Black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) Images File:Siberian Stonechat at Kanwar Lake.jpg|Siberian stonechat File:Red-naped Ibis at Kanwar Lake.jpg|Red-naped ibis File:Yellow-throated Sparrow at Kanwar Lake.jpg|Yellow-throated sparrow File:Eurasian Sparrowhawk at Kanwar Lake.jpg|Eurasian sparrowhawk ==See also==
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