Basai Wetland | |
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  Basai Wetland Location in Haryana, India  Basai Wetland Basai Wetland (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°27′41″N 76°59′04″E / 28.461259°N 76.98437°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Region | North India |
| District | Gurgaon |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Website | www |
Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurgaon tehsil in Gurgaon district in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body. It is recognised as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas[1] and is of global conservation significance as it supports populations of several endangered, vulnerable, and threatened bird species.[2] Basai wetlandis recognised globally as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the BirdLife International housing 20,000 birds of over 280 species including migratory birds and endangered birds, has not yet been declared a protected wetland by the Government of Haryana.[3]
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Rahmani, Asad R.; Islam, M. Zafar-ul; Kasambe, Raju M. (2016). Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in India: Priority Sites for Conservation (Revised and updated). Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, Indian Bird Conservation Network, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife International (U.K.). Pp. 1992 + xii. pp. 665–668.
- ^ Government must save Basai ‘wetland’ to keep Gurugram liveable, save ecosystem, Hindustan Times, 29 Jan 2019.