| Nanda Lake | |
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| Location | Curchorem, Goa, India |
| Coordinates | 15°14′10.5″N 74°06′33″E / 15.236250°N 74.10917°E |
| Area | 0.42 km2 |
| Official name | Nanda Lake |
| Designated | 8 June 2022 |
| Reference no. | 2471 [1] |
Nanda lake is a Ramsar site located in the Indian state of Goa. It is situated in Curchorem. Covering an area of 0.42 square kilometres, [2] it is the only Ramsar wetland site in Goa. [3]
History
The lake was notified as a wetland by the Indian government on 2021 under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. [3] On 3 August 2022, it was declared as a Ramsar wetland site on 2022 Ramsar Convention . [2]
Fauna
The wetland is home to red-wattled lapwing, black-headed ibis, bronze-winged jacana, brahminy kite, common kingfisher, wire-tailed swallow, intermediate egret, little cormorant and lesser whistling duck. [3]
( Acridotheres fuscus), ( Acrocephalus stentoreus), ( Actitis hypoleucos), ( Aegithina tiphia), ( Alcedo atthis), ( Ardea purpurea), ( Ardeotis nigriceps), ( Brachythemis contaminata), ( Bradinopyga geminata), ( Brumoides suturalis), ( Bubalus bubalis), ( Camponotus compressus), ( Castalius rosimon), ( Centropus sinensis), ( Ceriagrion cerinorubellum), ( Chilocorus nigritus), ( Coccinella transversalis), ( Crocothemis servilia), ( Danaus genutia), ( Delias eucharis), ( Dendrocygna javanica), ( Dicaeum concolor), ( Dicrurus macrocercus), ( Dinopium benghalense), ( Dolichopus nigricornis), ( Drosophila melanogaster), ( Egretta garzetta), ( Egretta intermedia), ( Euchrysops cnejus), ( Eudynamys scolopaceus), ( Euploea core), ( Eurema hecabe), ( Freyeria putli), ( Gallinago gallinago), ( Glareola lactea), ( Gryllodes sigillatus), ( Halcyon smyrnensis), ( Haliastur indus), ( Hirundo rustica), ( Hirundo smithii), ( Idea jasonia), ( Ixobrychus cinnamomeus), ( Junonia almana), ( Junonia atlites), ( Lasius niger), ( Lepidocephalichthys thermalis), ( Lepisma saccharina), ( Leptocoma zeylonica), ( Leptoptilos javanicu), ( Leptosia nina), ( Libellula needhami), ( Lonchura malacca), ( Lutrogale perspicillata), ( Megalaima viridis), ( Melanitis leda), ( Merops orientalis), ( Merops philippinus), ( Metopidius indicus), ( Microcarbo niger), ( Micronia aculeata), ( Milvus migrans), ( Motacilla flava), ( Motacilla maderaspatensis), ( Neptis hylas), ( Nettapus coromandelianus), ( Neurothemis fulvia), ( Neurothemis tullia), ( Nycticorax nycticorax), ( Oecophylla smaragdina), ( Oriolus kundoo), ( Orphulella pelidna), ( Orthotomus sutorius), ( Oxyopes shweta), ( Paratrechina longicornis), ( Pardaleodes edipus), ( Peucetia viridans), ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis), ( Phylloscopus trochiloides), ( Plegadis falcinellus), ( Ploceus manyar), ( Pluvialis fulva), ( Polyrhachis dives), ( Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus), ( Prinia socialis), ( Prinia sylvatica), ( Pseudagrion microcephalum), ( Pseudibis papillosa), ( Pycnonotus cafer), ( Pycnonotus jocosus), ( Pycnonotus luteolus), ( Rhipidura albogularis), ( Rhyothemis variegata), ( Sarangesa dasahara), ( Saxicoloides fulicatus), ( Spialia galba), ( Spilopelia chinensis), ( Sterna aurantia), ( Tanaecia lepidea), ( Taractrocera maevius), ( Tetraponera rufonigra), ( Threskiornis melanocephalus), ( Vanellus indicus), ( Ypthima huebneri),
References
- ^ "Nanda Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ a b "RAMSAR WETLANDS SITES (As on August, 2022)". ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nanda lake in Curchorem is Goa's first Ramsar site". Retrieved 5 September 2022.