Bird Walk at Sikandarpur Pahadi, Gurugram

  • Gurugram
  • 30 August, 2026
  • Sandy Khanda

About Sikandarpur Pahadi

Located in Gurugram, Haryana, Sikandarpur Pahadi is a unique urban biodiversity hotspot where rocky Aravalli outcrops, scrub forests, grasslands, seasonal wetlands, and small waterbodies come together to create a rich natural landscape. Despite being surrounded by rapid urban development, the area provides valuable habitat for a wide range of birds, butterflies, reptiles, and small mammals. Native shrubs, thorny scrub, and scattered trees support a diverse ecosystem, making Sikandarpur Pahadi one of the most accessible birding locations in the National Capital Region.

The combination of dry scrub habitat and wetland patches makes Sikandarpur Pahadi rewarding throughout the year, with resident birds joined by migratory visitors during the winter months. However, increasing urbanisation, habitat fragmentation, invasive plant species, littering, and human disturbance continue to threaten this fragile ecosystem. Protecting and restoring the area’s natural habitats is essential for conserving its biodiversity and maintaining one of Gurugram’s most important green spaces.

Bird Guide: Sandy Khanda

He is an enthusiastic bird guide with 2 years of birding experience and a deep passion for wildlife and natural habitats. He strives to make every birdwatching walk educational, enjoyable, and memorable for participants.

Partnered with Green Pencil Foundation

Bird walk Location

Common birds of Sikandarpur Pahadi

Sikandarpur Pahadi offers an exciting blend of wetland, scrubland, and woodland birds, making it an excellent destination for birdwatchers of all experience levels. Wetland species such as Indian Spot-billed Ducks, Eurasian Moorhens, Black-winged Stilts, Green Sandpipers, and Red-wattled Lapwings thrive around the seasonal waterbodies, while the surrounding scrub supports Yellow-footed Green-Pigeons, Rose-ringed Parakeets, White-eared Bulbuls, Ashy Prinias, Oriental Magpie-Robins, and Asian Green Bee-eaters. Raptors such as Black Kites patrol the skies, and the area is also home to Spotted Owlets and large flocks of Rosy Starlings during migration. Together, these species highlight the ecological importance of Sikandarpur Pahadi as a vital refuge for wildlife within the rapidly expanding urban landscape.
Ashy Prinia
Asian Green Bee-eater
Asian Koel
Black Drongo
Black Kite

Black-winged Stilt
Common Moorhen
Green Sandpiper
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-wattled Lapwing
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rosy Starling
Spotted Owlet
White-eared Bulbul
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Indian Robin
Purple Sunbird
Common Tailorbird

Summary of Walk

Led by Sandy Khanda, seven participants joined the bird walk at Sikandarpur Pahadi in Gurugram, exploring the rich birdlife of this Aravalli hillside habitat. The area’s mix of rocky terrain and scrub vegetation offers a rewarding setting for observing birds in their natural surroundings. The group recorded around 15 species, with the Indian White-eye, Purple Sunbird and Ashy Prinia among the highlights, alongside sightings of Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Tailorbird, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Greater Coucal, Indian Peafowl and Jungle Babbler. Participants thoroughly enjoyed observing birds in their natural habitat and learning more about their behaviour. The variety on display, from colourful sunbirds and parakeets to the striking peafowl and coucal, made for an engaging and memorable morning that left the group with a greater interest in local birdwatching.
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