Bird Walk at Rajiv Smriti Van Raipur

About Rajiv Smriti Van

Rajiv Smriti Van in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) is likely a planted forest or memorial forest area in or near the city. Its habitat may include mixed native tree plantations with undergrowth, small ponds or streams, and open glades. Birds here would be urban and semi-forest species (parakeets, sunbirds, bulbuls, flycatchers, woodpeckers, doves) and possibly migratory passerines stopping over.

Threats include encroachment, invasive species, human disturbance (petting, noise), littering, unauthorised tree felling, and edge effects. Conservation would involve protecting the forest patch, enhancing habitat quality (native species planting, creating understorey, providing water sources), controlling disturbance, conducting monitoring, and using the site as an urban green space for awareness and education.

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Common birds of Rajiv Smriti Van

Within the urban / semi-urban forest patch of Rajiv Smriti Van in Raipur, typical species recorded in eBird checklists around Raipur and Chhattisgarh urban‐forest interfaces include Red-vented Bulbul, White-throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet, Indian Robin, Oriental Magpie Robin, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Spotted Dove, Village Weaver, Tailorbird, Ashy Prinia, Purple Sunbird, Pied Bush Chat, Ashy Drongo, Koel, Greater Coucal, Shikra, Black Kite, and occasionally Asian Openbill (in wetlands or ponds nearby). If the Van has ponds or forest patches, waterbirds such as Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Indian Pond Heron, and Egrets may also visit; migratory insectivores (warblers, flycatchers) might pass through during seasonal migration.