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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haiderpur Wetland
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| settlement_type = Wetland
| image_skyline = Migratory Birds At Hastinapur.jpg
| image_alt = Migratory Birds in Haiderpur Wetland
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.376478|N|78.034001|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = North India
| subdivision_name3 = [[Muzaffarnagar district]] and [[Bijnor district]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1984
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| designation2 = Ramsar
| designation2_date = 13 April 2021
| designation2_number = 2463<ref>{{Cite web|title= Haiderpur Wetland|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2463|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
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| governing_body = Uttar Pradesh Forest Department
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 69
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [https://www.citypincode.in/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shukartal-251316 251316]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-UP]]
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'''Haiderpur wetland''' is a UNESCO [[Ramsar site]] located near the Bijnor Ganga Barrage within the [[Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Haiderpur Wetland|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4YRRoEERo|language=en|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=This Haiderpur wetland guide has spread his wings|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=859157|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/agencies-working-towards-making-haiderpur-wetland-in-west-up-a-ramsar-site-74188|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Formation and Geography==
Haiderpur wetland is one of the largest human-made wetland that was formed in 1984 after the construction of Madhya Ganga Barrage. The region is fed by the [[Ganges]] and its tributary Solani river, constituting an area of 6908 hectare within the [[Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]] and [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]] districts. The wetland lies in the strategic [[Central Asian Flyway]] which is as an important stop over site for the winter migratory birds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=हैदरपुर वेटलैंड में बढ़ी प्रवासी पक्षियों की आवक, तीन दिवसीय बर्ड वाॅचिंग में दिखे 27 हजार से ज्यादा मेहमान|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/uttar-pradesh/meerut/arrival-of-migratory-birds-increased-in-haiderpur-wetland-in-bijnor-twenty-thousand-birds-seen-during-bird-watching|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

==Biodiversity==

===Bird species===
The wetland is home to over 320 species of birds, which includes many globally threatened species.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winter Stop: Birdwatchers Spot Unusual Sighting of Chinese Rubythroat at Haiderpur Wetland|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/biodiversity/news/2021-10-05-unusual-sighting-of-chinese-rubythroat-at-haiderpur-wetland|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 18, 2019|first=Sandeep|last=Rai|title=Plans afoot to transform Haiderpur Wetland into biodiversity park |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/plans-afoot-to-transform-haiderpur-wetland-into-biodiversity-park/articleshow/70718696.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Commonly observed avian species includes, [[Partridge]], [[Quail]], [[Peafowl]], [[Pigeon]], [[Falcon]], [[Hawk]], [[Indian spot-billed duck|Spot-billed duck]], [[Crane (bird)|Crane]], [[Eagle]], [[Owl]], [[White vulture]], [[Cuckoo]] and [[Nightingale]]. [[Kingfisher]], [[Myna]], [[Red-vented bulbul]], [[Old World sparrow|Sparrow]], [[Baya weaver]] among others are also found in abundance in the wetland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fig. 1. Study area in Haiderpur wetland, Muzaffarnagar District of...|url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Study-area-in-Haiderpur-wetland-Muzaffarnagar-District-of-Uttar-Pradesh_fig1_349144318|access-date=2021-08-11|website=ResearchGate|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Recent visits - Muzaffarnagar, UP, IN - eBird|url=https://ebird.org/region/IN-UP-MU/activity|access-date=2021-08-11|website=ebird.org|language=en}}</ref>

===Other fauna===
Among the mammals, [[Leopard]], [[Wildcat]]s, [[Monkey]]s, [[Fox]], [[Wolf]], [[Nilgai]], [[Jackal]], [[Mongoose]], [[Honey badger]], [[Barasingha]], [[Wild boar]]s, [[Rabbit]]s, [[Muskrat]]s and [[Bat]]s inhabit the wetland and surrounding sanctuary region. Reptiles such as, [[Monitor lizard]], [[Indian Python|Python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Krait]] and [[Viperidae|Viper]] are found in large numbers.<ref>{{Citation|title=Haiderpur wetland biodiversity - Egrets in flight, Monitor Lizard, Common Chaser dragonfly|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXilOqvRKgs|language=en|access-date=2021-08-12}}</ref> A significant population of IUCN Red List [[critically endangered]] [[Gharial]] (''Gavialis gangeticus'') and many [[vulnerable species|vulnerable]] [[amphibian]] species are observed in the wetland and the adjoining Ganga river basin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of UP Ecotourism|url=https://www.upecotourism.in/Hastinapur.aspx|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.upecotourism.in}}</ref>

==Conservation status==
Following the conservation efforts of wildlife activists and involvement of local community, Haiderpur is designated as the 47th [[Ramsar site]], a wetland of international importance in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-06|title=A birder involves community and authorities to protect Haiderpur wetland|url=https://india.mongabay.com/2021/01/a-birder-involves-community-and-authorities-to-protect-haiderpur-wetland/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Mongabay-India|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] and the government have initiated several schemes for the conservation and management of Haiderpur wetland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2020|url=https://www.wwfindia.org/news_facts/feature_stories/world_wetlands_day_2020/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=www.wwfindia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Harveer Dabas|date=Feb 4, 2020|title=20k birds sighted in 2-day Haiderpur Wetland bird festival {{!}} Meerut News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/20k-birds-sighted-in-2-day-haiderpur-wetland-bird-festival/articleshow/73913738.cms|access-date=2021-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bird festival to be inaugurated on Wetland Day |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20200129/281633897212770|access-date=2021-08-12|via=PressReader}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{gallery
|Tricoloured Munia AMSM1246.jpg|[[Tricoloured munia]] - ''Lonchura malacca''
|Red Avadavat AaaMSM1238.jpg|Male [[Red avadavat]] in breeding plumage
|Wildlife At Hastinapur.jpg|Wetland wildlife at Haiderpur
|width=160}}

==See also==
* [[Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External==
{{commons category|Haiderpur Wetland}}
[https://ebird.org/india/hotspot/L10279585 eBird Hotspot Haiderpur Wetland]

{{Ramsar sites in India}}

[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Wetlands of India]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in India]]

Haiderpur Wetland - Revision history

ArielGrace8803 at 00:44, 17 October 2025