Banni Grasslands Reserve

Banni Grasslands or the Banni Grassland reserve are tucked into the salty flats of the Kutch District in Gujarat. Rich in biodiversity and wildlife, the land here was formed from the sediments deposited by the Indus over a thousand years ago. With every monsoon peering in the Grasslands, Banni witnesses increasing number of marsh wetlands. These wetlands are located on the flyway of Palearctic migratory birds and play a very important role as foraging, roosting, and staging grounds for millions of waders, waterfowl, cranes and other feathered migrants that visit the area from August and staying until March every year. Thousands of flamingos in their breeding plumage, common cranes and other wetland birds including hundreds of painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) and Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) among others can be spotted in the larger of these seasonal wetlands of the Banni.