BIRDS OF ACHANAKMAR TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH

The Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is located in the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in India. The biosphere reserve extends across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, covering a total area of 383,551 hectares (3835.51 km2 ). The Tiger reserve is located in the northern part of BioGeographic zone 6 and Bio-Geographic province 6 A (Deccan peninsula and Central highlands). The Achanakmar Tiger Reserve has a core zone is 626.195 Sq.Kms with a buffer zone of 287.822 Sq.Kms. The
Core area of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve comprises of the Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and some area of Bilaspur and Marwahi forest division managed under four protected ranges namely Achanakmar, Chhaparwa, Surahi and Lamani ranges of Chhattisgarh state within the Maikal Range of Satpura hills. Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is a typical geo-physiographical representative of the Central Indian highlands. It occupies the southern slopes of the main Maikal ridge in the Satpura ranges.The forested habitat of Achanakmar is contiguous with tiger habitat of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserves, Sanjay National Park, Phen Sanctuary in MP, Tadoba Andhari National Park, Navegaon National Park, Pench National Park in Maharastra and Guru Ghasidas National Park (Proposed TR) and Bhoramdeo Sanctuary in Chattisgharh of the same landscape. Dense vegetation and numerous waterholes form an ideal habitat for the Tiger and its Prey species. Gaur, Chital, Sambar and
Wild Pig are the prominent prey species. Presence of Vultures and Mouse dear is unique to the Achanakmar Sanctuary. The constitutional details of the Achanakpur Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a wildlife sanctuary June, 1975 encompassing an area of 553.286 sq. km. are as below: On the northern side is Matinala, a natural nalla marks the boundary adjoining forest village Atariya of Lamni regular range. On the eastern side is the common boundary line of Bilaspur and North Bilaspur division. On the southern side is the Maniyari river and north side is the Khudia dam with Railakhni and Kurai Lakhmi
Nalas. On the western side is the Deosary fireline and Bendri nala with common boundary line of Khudia and Lamni range. It forms a part of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.Achanakmar TR is very rich in term of flora, mainly Sal (Shorea robusta), Saja (Terminalia tomentosa), Bija (Pterocarpus marsupium), Dhawda (Anogeissus latifolia), Kusum (Schleichera oleosa), Padar (Steriospermum
suaveolens), Kasai (Bridelia retusa), Landia (Lagerstroemia parviflora), Jamun (Syzigium cumuni), Mahua (Madhuca indica), Haldu (Adina cordifolia) and Mudhi (Mitragyna parviflora). Achanakmar Sanctuary hosts species like Tiger, Bear, Barking deer, Spotted deer, Gaur, Leopard, Jungle cat, wild dog, Hyena, Porcupine, Jackal, Four-horned antelope and Mouse deer. less ↑

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Common Quail ¹
Coturnix coturnix

Grey Francolin ²
Ortygornis pondicerianus

Indian Peafowl ³
Pavo cristatus

Red Junglefowl ⁴
Gallus gallus

Jungle Bush-Quail ⁵
Perdicula asiatica

Lesser Whistling-Duck ⁶
Dendrocygna javanica

Eurasian Collared-Dove ⁷
Streptopelia decaocto

Red Spurfowl ⁸
Galloperdix spadicea

Oriental Turtle Dove ⁹
Streptopelia orientalis

Painted Spurfowl ¹⁰
Galloperdix lunulata

Little Grebe ¹¹
Tachybaptus ruficollis

Red Collared-Dove ¹²
Streptopelia tranquebarica

Asian Emerald Dove ¹³
Chalcophaps indica

Spotted Dove ¹⁴
Streptopelia chinensis

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon ¹⁵
Treron phoenicopterus

Laughing Dove ¹⁶
Streptopelia senegalensis

Crested Treeswift ¹⁷
Hemiprocne coronata

Greater Coucal ⁸
Centropus sinensis

Indian Nightjar ¹²
Caprimulgus asiaticus

Savanna Nightjar ¹⁸
Caprimulgus affinis

Asian Palm-Swift ¹⁹
Cypsiurus balasiensis

Pied Cuckoo ²⁰
Clamator jacobinus

Asian Koel ²¹
Eudynamys scolopaceus

Grey-bellied Cuckoo ²²
Cacomantis passerinus

Indian Cuckoo ²³
Cuculus micropterus

Banded Bay Cuckoo ²⁴
Cacomantis sonneratii

Common Hawk-Cuckoo ²⁵
Hierococcyx varius

Common Cuckoo ²⁶
Cuculus canorus

Brown Crake ²⁷
Zapornia akool

White-breasted Waterhen ²⁸
Amaurornis phoenicurus

Ruddy-breasted Crake ²⁹
Zapornia fusca

Common Moorhen ³⁰
Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Coot ³¹
Fulica atra

Gray-headed Swamphen ³²
Porphyrio poliocephalus

Black-crowned Night-Heron ³³
Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow Bittern ¹⁰
Ixobrychus sinensis

Lesser Adjutant ³⁴
Leptoptilos javanicus

Asian Openbill ³⁵
Anastomus oscitans

Black Bittern ³⁶
Ixobrychus flavicollis

Cinnamon Bittern ³⁷
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Striated Heron ³⁸
Butorides striata

Indian Pond-Heron ³⁹
Ardeola grayii

Cattle Egret ⁴⁰
Bubulcus ibis

Little Egret ⁴¹
Egretta garzetta

Purple Heron ⁴²
Ardea purpurea

Intermediate Egret ⁴³
Ardea intermedia

Little Cormorant ⁶
Microcarbo niger

Yellow-wattled Lapwing ⁶
Vanellus malabaricus

Red-wattled Lapwing ⁶
Vanellus indicus

Red-naped Ibis ⁴⁴
Pseudibis papillosa

Eurasian Stone-curlew ⁴⁵
Burhinus oedicnemus

Greater Painted-Snipe ²⁴
Rostratula benghalensis

Pheasant-tailed Jacana ⁴⁶
Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze-winged Jacana ¹⁵
Metopidius indicus

Black-winged Kite ⁴⁷
Elanus caeruleus

Oriental Honey-buzzard ⁴⁸
Pernis ptilorhynchus

Egyptian Vulture ⁴⁹
Neophron percnopterus

Barred Buttonquail ¹⁰
Turnix suscitator

Short-toed Snake-Eagle ⁵⁰
Circaetus gallicus

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle ⁵¹
Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Indian Vulture ⁵²
Gyps indicus

Crested Goshawk ²³
Accipiter trivirgatus

Crested Serpent-Eagle ¹³
Spilornis cheela

Shikra ⁵³
Accipiter badius

Black Kite
Milvus migrans

Barn Owl ⁵⁴
Tyto alba

Spotted Owlet ⁵⁵
Athene brama

Jungle Owlet ⁵⁶
Glaucidium radiatum

White-eyed Buzzard ⁶
Butastur teesa

Brown Boobook ⁵⁷
Ninox scutulata

Indian Scops-Owl ⁵⁸
Otus bakkamoena

Mottled Wood-Owl ⁵⁹
Strix ocellata

Oriental Scops-Owl ⁶⁰
Otus sunia

Eurasian Eagle-Owl ⁶¹
Bubo bubo

Malabar Pied Hornbill ⁴²
Anthracoceros coronatus

Brown Fish-Owl ⁶²
Ketupa zeylonensis

Indian Grey Hornbill ⁶³
Ocyceros birostris

Black-rumped Flameback ³⁹
Dinopium benghalense

Rufous Woodpecker ¹³
Micropternus brachyurus

Common Hoopoe ⁶⁴
Upupa epops

White-naped Woodpecker ⁶⁵
Chrysocolaptes festivus

Brown-capped Woodpecker ⁶⁶
Yungipicus nanus

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker ⁶⁷
Leiopicus mahrattensis

Brown-headed Barbet ⁶⁸
Psilopogon zeylanicus

Blue-bearded Bee-eater ⁵⁷
Nyctyornis athertoni

Indian Roller ⁶⁹
Coracias benghalensis

Coppersmith Barbet ¹²
Psilopogon haemacephalus

Green Bee-eater ⁶
Merops orientalis

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater ⁷⁰
Merops leschenaulti

Pied Kingfisher ⁷¹
Ceryle rudis

Common Kingfisher ⁷²
Alcedo atthis

White-throated Kingfisher ⁷³
Halcyon smyrnensis

Peregrine Falcon ⁷⁴
Falco peregrinus

Alexandrine Parakeet ⁷⁵
Psittacula eupatria

Plum-headed Parakeet ⁷⁶
Psittacula cyanocephala

Rose-ringed Parakeet ⁷⁷
Psittacula krameri

Indian Pitta ⁷⁸
Pitta brachyura

Scarlet Minivet ⁷⁹
Pericrocotus speciosus

Black-hooded Oriole ⁸⁰
Oriolus xanthornus

Small Minivet ¹³
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

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BIRDS OF ACHANAKMAR TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH

Common Quail 1 Coturnix coturnix

Grey Francolin 2 Ortygornis pondicerianus

Indian Peafowl 3 Pavo cristatus

Red Junglefowl 4 Gallus gallus

Jungle Bush-Quail 5 Perdicula asiatica

Lesser Whistling-Duck 6 Dendrocygna javanica

Eurasian Collared-Dove 7 Streptopelia decaocto

Red Spurfowl 8 Galloperdix spadicea

Oriental Turtle Dove 9 Streptopelia orientalis

Painted Spurfowl 10 Galloperdix lunulata

Little Grebe 11 Tachybaptus ruficollis

Red Collared-Dove 12 Streptopelia tranquebarica

Asian Emerald Dove 13 Chalcophaps indica

Spotted Dove 14 Streptopelia chinensis

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon 15 Treron phoenicopterus

Laughing Dove 16 Streptopelia senegalensis

Crested Treeswift 17 Hemiprocne coronata

Greater Coucal 8 Centropus sinensis

Indian Nightjar 12 Caprimulgus asiaticus

Savanna Nightjar 18 Caprimulgus affinis

Asian Palm-Swift 19 Cypsiurus balasiensis

Pied Cuckoo 20 Clamator jacobinus

Asian Koel 21 Eudynamys scolopaceus

Grey-bellied Cuckoo 22 Cacomantis passerinus

Indian Cuckoo 23 Cuculus micropterus

Banded Bay Cuckoo 24 Cacomantis sonneratii

Common Hawk-Cuckoo 25 Hierococcyx varius

Common Cuckoo 26 Cuculus canorus

Brown Crake 27 Zapornia akool

White-breasted Waterhen 28 Amaurornis phoenicurus

Ruddy-breasted Crake 29 Zapornia fusca

Common Moorhen 30 Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Coot 31 Fulica atra

Gray-headed Swamphen 32 Porphyrio poliocephalus

Black-crowned Night-Heron 33 Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow Bittern 10 Ixobrychus sinensis

Lesser Adjutant 34 Leptoptilos javanicus

Asian Openbill 35 Anastomus oscitans

Black Bittern 36 Ixobrychus flavicollis

Cinnamon Bittern 37 Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Striated Heron 38 Butorides striata

Indian Pond-Heron 39 Ardeola grayii

Cattle Egret 40 Bubulcus ibis

Little Egret 41 Egretta garzetta

Purple Heron 42 Ardea purpurea

Intermediate Egret 43 Ardea intermedia

Little Cormorant 6 Microcarbo niger

Yellow-wattled Lapwing 6 Vanellus malabaricus

Red-wattled Lapwing 6 Vanellus indicus

Red-naped Ibis 44 Pseudibis papillosa

Eurasian Stone-curlew 45 Burhinus oedicnemus

Greater Painted-Snipe 24 Rostratula benghalensis

Pheasant-tailed Jacana 46 Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze-winged Jacana 15 Metopidius indicus

Black-winged Kite 47 Elanus caeruleus

Oriental Honey-buzzard 48 Pernis ptilorhynchus

Egyptian Vulture 49 Neophron percnopterus

Barred Buttonquail 10 Turnix suscitator

Short-toed Snake-Eagle 50 Circaetus gallicus

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 51 Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Indian Vulture 52 Gyps indicus

Crested Goshawk 23 Accipiter trivirgatus

Crested Serpent-Eagle 13 Spilornis cheela

Shikra 53 Accipiter badius

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Barn Owl 54 Tyto alba

Spotted Owlet 55 Athene brama

Jungle Owlet 56 Glaucidium radiatum

White-eyed Buzzard 6 Butastur teesa

Brown Boobook 57 Ninox scutulata

Indian Scops-Owl 58 Otus bakkamoena

Mottled Wood-Owl 59 Strix ocellata

Oriental Scops-Owl 60 Otus sunia

Eurasian Eagle-Owl 61 Bubo bubo

Malabar Pied Hornbill 42 Anthracoceros coronatus

Brown Fish-Owl 62 Ketupa zeylonensis

Indian Grey Hornbill 63 Ocyceros birostris

Black-rumped Flameback 39 Dinopium benghalense

Rufous Woodpecker 13 Micropternus brachyurus