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{{short description|Protected wetland in Raebareli, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Samaspur Bird Sanctuary <br> समसपुर पक्षी विहार
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| photo = Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, Raebareli.jpg
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| photo_caption = A panoramic view of Samaspur Wetlands
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|coordinates ={{coords|25|59|45|N|81|23|30|E|region:IN-UP_dim:5000|display=inline,title}}
| location =  [[Salon, India|Salon]], [[Raebareli]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Raebareli]] & [[Lucknow]]
| area = 799.4 ha
| established = 1987
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| governing_body = [[Government of India]]
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| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_offname = Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
| designation1_date = 3 October 2019
| designation1_number = 2415<ref name="RSIS">{{Cite web|title=Samaspur Bird Sanctuary|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2415|accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref>}}
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'''Samaspur Bird Sanctuary''' is a protected area situated near [[Salon, India|Salon]] in [[Raebareli district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, about {{cvt|122|km}} from [[Lucknow]] on [[Lucknow]]-[[Varanasi]] highway. It was established in 1987 on about 780 hectares of land. The nearest railway station is [[Unchahar Junction railway station|Unchahar]] and the nearest airport is [[Fursatganj Airfield|Fursatganj]]. More than 250 varieties of birds can be seen there, some of which travel more than 5000&nbsp;km to get there, including the [[greylag goose]], [[northern pintail|pintail]], [[common teal]], [[Eurasian wigeon]], [[northern shoveler]], and [[ruddy shelduck]] (Surkhab). Local birds include the [[knob-billed duck]], [[lesser whistling-duck]], [[Indian spot-billed duck]], [[Eurasian spoonbill]], [[kingfishers]], and [[vultures]]. There are twelve varieties of fish in the lake at Samaspur.

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==External links==
*[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Samaspur-Bird-Sanctuary-23359.htm www.india9.com/i9show/Samaspur-Bird-Sanctuary-23359.htm]
*{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410071347/http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/newsletter/birdsanctury/ch40703.htm |title=cpcbenvis.nic.in/newsletter/birdsanctury/ch40703.htm |date=2009-04-10}}

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{{Protected areas in Uttar Pradesh}}
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in India]]
[[Category:Raebareli district]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1987]]