City
Srinagar
🇮🇳 India
Asia, India 226 spp. recorded
Srinagar is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory. It lies in the Kashmir Valley along the banks of the Jhelum River, and the shores of Dal Lake and Anchar Lakes, between the Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya hills. Wikipedia
34.097° N 74.833° E
🦜 Nature
226 Species sighted
9,120 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
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📊 Most Spotted
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Mongoose
Herpestes javanicus
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Indian Crested Porcupine
Hystrix indica
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LC
Ladakh Toad
Bufotes latastii
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🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Srinagar
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Shankaracharya Forest
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Dal Lake, Shrinagar
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Flood Channel Alamdar colony
Sighting Calendar
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
High
Protected land
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Protected sea
—
Protected areas
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Wildlife spots
9
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 501
🐒 Mammals 90
🦎 Reptiles 43
🐸 Amphibians 10
644 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
28 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.2
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Top-12 Avg Probability
56% 📊
Coverage (73 species at ≥5% of 644 in the inventory)
11% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
1 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
14 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.3
Climate Harsh Low
Green cover High High
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 9 Medium
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Srinagar?
226 species
Srinagar's urban area has 226 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Black Kite (about 90%), Common Moorhen (about 70%), Rock Pigeon (about 70%), White-cheeked Bulbul (about 60%) and Indian Pond Heron (about 60%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Srinagar?
February–March, May–August and December
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 50% in January, April and September–November.
Can you see a White-cheeked Bulbul in Srinagar?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-cheeked Bulbul sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 394 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–June and November–December (about 70%).
Can you see a Streaked Laughingthrush in Srinagar?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 209 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April, October and December–January (about 50%).
Can you see a Gold-billed Magpie in Srinagar?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-billed Magpie sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 161 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and October–December (about 40%).
Where in Srinagar is wildlife easiest to see?
Dal Lake
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Dal Lake (87 bird species recorded), followed by Shankaracharya Forest and Dal Lake, Shrinagar. See them on the map.
Is Srinagar good for wildlife watching?
3.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Srinagar gets 3.5/5: 327th of 380 cities worldwide and 135th in Asia. 17 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data