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Thane Creek, Thane

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The Thane Creek is a popular site for bird conservation in Maharashtra. It comes under the Thane District. This site is home to more than 205 species of birds. Some very rare species can be found here, like the Golden Plover, the Whistling Teals, the Hoopoe, the Grey Plover and the Avocet.

Amongst them, there are a few common water birds found here as well, like the Pied Avocet, the White Stork, the Asian Open Bill Stork, the Dunlin, the Eastern Golden Plover, the Greater Flamingo, the Ruddy Turnstone and the Lesser Flamingo amongst other fowls.

The Thane Creek is one of the many water bodies found in the district of Thane. The Indian Bird Conservation Department is responsible for the maintenance of the Creek.