Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary Bar-headed goose "(Anser indicus)", Little grebe "(Tachybaptus ruficollis)", Eurasian wigeon "(Mareca penelope)", Mallard "(Anas platyrhynchos)", Red-crested pochard "(Netta rufina)", Tufted duck "(Aythya fuligula)," Knob-billed duck "(Sarkidiornis melanotos)", Ruddy shelduck "(Tadorna ferruginea)", Cotton pygmy-goose "(Nettapus coromandelianus)," Little cormorant "(Microcarbo niger)", Great cormorant "(Phalacrocorax carbo)," Common moorhen "(Gallinula chloropus)," Cattle egret "(Bubulcus ibis)", Intermediate egret "(Ardea intermedia)", Asian openbill "(Anastomus oscitans)", and Grey-headed swamphen "(Porphyrio poliocephalus)". Parvati Arga was declared a bird sanctuary on 23 May 1990. Prior to that it was under the fisheries department. Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Gonda district of
National Chambal Sanctuary Indian gazelle (chinkara), northern palm squirrel, porcupine, Indian hare, Indian flying fox and hedgehog. The National Chambal Sanctuary is listed as an important bird area (IBA) IN122. and is a proposed Ramsar site. At least 320 species of resident and migratory birds inhabit the sanctuary. Migratory birds from Siberia form part of its rich avian fauna. Vulnerable bird species here include the Indian skimmer, sarus crane, Pallas's fish eagle and Indian courser. The pallid harrier and lesser flamingo are near threatened. Winter visitors include black-bellied terns, red-crested pochard, ferruginous pochard and bar-headed goose. Other species include great thick-knee, greater flamingos,