Bankapura Peacock sanctuary is in side the Bankapur Fort in Bankapura in Haveri District. Bankapura Peacock sanctuary is a place where the tourists can see a large number of peacocks of various genres.
The fodder grown exclusively for Khilari bulls in the area has become an ideal peafowl habitat. The moat is about 36 km long, 10-15 metres wide and 7-8 metres deep. The banks of the moat are covered with Acacia, Neem, Ficus and many other medicinal plants. There are various crops like maize, jowar and horse gram grown regularly for cattle are delicacies of the peafowl. Bankapura Peacock sanctuary is the only second sanctuary in the country that is exclusively engaged in the conservation and breeding of peacocks.
Understanding the great presence of peacocks in the region, the Government of India declared Bankapura as a peacock sanctuary on June 9, 2006. Any visitor to this sanctuary will not return without seeing a flock of peacock, our national bird, happily dancing in the sprawling sanctuary, without a care in the world.
This sanctuary is situated on 139 acres of land which has the remains of the historic Bankapura Fort. The high mound and deep trenches of the land have provided a perfect home for these birds. Bankapura Peacock sanctuary is located on the cattle breeding farm which was set up way back in 1919 during the First World War period. The farm is located in 90 acres (360,000 m2), out of the total 139 acres (0.56 km2) of the sanctuary.
There is the presence of other birds like wood pecker, great-horned owl, babbler, magpie, robin, green bee eater, nightjar, spotted maina, paradise flycatcher, Indian robin, spotted dove, parakeets, kingfisher, grey hornbill, blue tailed bee eater, blacked winged kite, tailor bird etc.
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