Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Entrance to the Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary forest office
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 Location within Maharashtra
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| Location | Maharashtra, India |
| Nearest city | Pune |
| Coordinates | 18°20′6″N 74°22′15″E / 18.33500°N 74.37083°ECoordinates: 18°20′6″N 74°22′15″E / 18.33500°N 74.37083°E |
| Area | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Established | August 1997 |
Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tehsil Baramati in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is 72 km from Pune and 35 km from Daund.
The area was declared as a sanctuary from 19 August 1997 as per the Wild life institute of India.
Mayureshwar Sanctuary is mostly made of dry deciduous scrub forest of Acacia catechu (Khair), Acacia sp. (Hivar), Dalbergia latifolia (Sisoo), Ziziphus mauritiana (Ber), Carissa opaca (Karwand), Alysicarpus bupleurifolius, Cyathocline purpurea, Eriocauion diane, Merremia emarginata, Cucumis melo, Cyperus kyllingia, Striga densiflora, Mareilea minuta trees and interspersed grasslands.
It is also home to a variety of birds including: Indian roller, black-winged kite, grey hornbill, grey partridge, Eurasian collared dove, white-throated kingfisher, ashy-crowned sparrow lark, shrike, laughing dove, blue-cheeked bee-eater, Indian silverbill, Gray Francolin, Red-wattled Lapwing, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Short-Toed Snake Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Rufous-fronted Prinia, Indian Bush-Lark, Bay-backed Shrike, Southern Gray Shrike.
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