Nanda Lake

Nanda Lake
Location	Curchorem, Goa, India
Coordinates	15°14′10.5″N74°06′33″E / 15.236250°N 74.10917°E / 15.236250; 74.10917
Area	0.42 km2
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Nanda Lake
Designated	8 June 2022
Reference no.	2471 [1]

Nanda lake is a Ramsar site located in the Indian state of Goa. It is situated in Curchorem. Covering an area of 0.42 square kilometres, ^[2] it is the only Ramsar wetland site in Goa. ^[3]

History

The lake was notified as a wetland by the Indian government on 2021 under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. ^[3] On 3 August 2022, it was declared as a Ramsar wetland site on 2022 Ramsar Convention . ^[2]

Fauna

The wetland is home to red-wattled lapwing, black-headed ibis, bronze-winged jacana, brahminy kite, common kingfisher, wire-tailed swallow, intermediate egret, little cormorant and lesser whistling duck. ^[3]

( Acridotheres fuscus ), ( Acrocephalus stentoreus ), ( Actitis hypoleucos ), ( Aegithina tiphia ), ( Alcedo atthis ), ( Ardea purpurea ), ( Ardeotis nigriceps ), ( Brachythemis contaminata ), ( Bradinopyga geminata ), ( Brumoides suturalis ), ( Bubalus bubalis ), ( Camponotus compressus ), ( Castalius rosimon ), ( Centropus sinensis ), ( Ceriagrion cerinorubellum ), ( Chilocorus nigritus ), ( Coccinella transversalis ), ( Crocothemis servilia ), ( Danaus genutia ), ( Delias eucharis ), ( Dendrocygna javanica ), ( Dicaeum concolor ), ( Dicrurus macrocercus ), ( Dinopium benghalense ), ( Dolichopus nigricornis ), ( Drosophila melanogaster ), ( Egretta garzetta ), ( Egretta intermedia ), ( Euchrysops cnejus ), ( Eudynamys scolopaceus ), ( Euploea core ), ( Eurema hecabe ), ( Freyeria putli ), ( Gallinago gallinago ), ( Glareola lactea ), ( Gryllodes sigillatus ), ( Halcyon smyrnensis ), ( Haliastur indus ), ( Hirundo rustica ), ( Hirundo smithii ), ( Idea jasonia ), ( Ixobrychus cinnamomeus ), ( Junonia almana ), ( Junonia atlites ), ( Lasius niger ), ( Lepidocephalichthys thermalis ), ( Lepisma saccharina ), ( Leptocoma zeylonica ), ( Leptoptilos javanicu ), ( Leptosia nina ), ( Libellula needhami ), ( Lonchura malacca ), ( Lutrogale perspicillata ), ( Megalaima viridis ), ( Melanitis leda ), ( Merops orientalis ), ( Merops philippinus ), ( Metopidius indicus ), ( Microcarbo niger ), ( Micronia aculeata ), ( Milvus migrans ), ( Motacilla flava ), ( Motacilla maderaspatensis ), ( Neptis hylas ), ( Nettapus coromandelianus ), ( Neurothemis fulvia ), ( Neurothemis tullia ), ( Nycticorax nycticorax ), ( Oecophylla smaragdina ), ( Oriolus kundoo ), ( Orphulella pelidna ), ( Orthotomus sutorius ), ( Oxyopes shweta ), ( Paratrechina longicornis ), ( Pardaleodes edipus ), ( Peucetia viridans ), ( Phalacrocorax fuscicollis ), ( Phylloscopus trochiloides ), ( Plegadis falcinellus ), ( Ploceus manyar ), ( Pluvialis fulva ), ( Polyrhachis dives ), ( Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus ), ( Prinia socialis ), ( Prinia sylvatica ), ( Pseudagrion microcephalum ), ( Pseudibis papillosa ), ( Pycnonotus cafer ), ( Pycnonotus jocosus ), ( Pycnonotus luteolus ), ( Rhipidura albogularis ), ( Rhyothemis variegata ), ( Sarangesa dasahara ), ( Saxicoloides fulicatus ), ( Spialia galba ), ( Spilopelia chinensis ), ( Sterna aurantia ), ( Tanaecia lepidea ), ( Taractrocera maevius ), ( Tetraponera rufonigra ), ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ), ( Vanellus indicus ), ( Ypthima huebneri ),

References

1. "Nanda Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
2. "RAMSAR WETLANDS SITES (As on August, 2022)". ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
3. "Nanda lake in Curchorem is Goa's first Ramsar site" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.