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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Large Cuckooshrike ¹
Coracina macei

Black-winged Cuckooshrike ²
Lalage melaschistos

Indian Golden Oriole ³
Oriolus kundoo

Ashy Woodswallow ⁴
Artamus fuscus

Common Iora ⁵
Aegithina tiphia

Black Drongo ⁶
Dicrurus macrocercus

White-bellied Drongo ⁷
Dicrurus caerulescens

White-browed Fantail ⁸
Rhipidura aureola

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo ⁹
Dicrurus paradiseus

Bay-backed Shrike ¹⁰
Lanius vittatus

Rufous Treepie ¹¹
Dendrocitta vagabunda

Long-tailed Shrike ⁶
Lanius schach

House Crow ¹²
Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow ³
Corvus macrorhynchos

Black-naped Monarch ¹³
Hypothymis azurea

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ¹⁴
Terpsiphone paradisi

Purple-rumped Sunbird ¹⁵
Leptocoma zeylonica

Pale-billed Flowerpecker ¹
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Thick-billed Flowerpecker ¹⁶
Dicaeum agile

Golden-fronted Leafbird ⁹
Chloropsis aurifrons

Purple Sunbird ¹⁷
Cinnyris asiaticus

Jerdon's Leafbird ¹
Chloropsis jerdoni

Indian Silverbill ¹⁸
Euodice malabarica

Baya Weaver ¹⁹
Ploceus philippinus

Red Avadavat ²⁰
Amandava amandava

Scaly-breasted Munia ²¹
Lonchura punctulata

Yellow-throated Sparrow ²²
Gymnoris xanthocollis

House Sparrow ²³
Passer domesticus

Paddyfield Pipit ²⁴
Anthus rufulus

White-browed Wagtail ²⁵
Motacilla maderaspatensis

Cinereous Tit ²⁶
Parus cinereus

Indian Yellow Tit ⁴
Machlolophus aplonotus

Jerdon's Bushlark ²⁷
Mirafra affinis

Zitting Cisticola ²³
Cisticola juncidis

Gray-breasted Prinia ⁶
Prinia hodgsonii

Plain Prinia ²⁸
Prinia inornata

Ashy Prinia ²⁹
Prinia socialis

Streak-throated Swallow ¹⁶
Petrochelidon fluvicola

Clamorous Reed Warbler ⁶
Acrocephalus stentoreus

Wire-tailed Swallow ³⁰
Hirundo smithii

Common Tailorbird ³
Orthotomus sutorius

Red-rumped Swallow ³¹
Cecropis daurica

Red-vented Bulbul ¹
Pycnonotus cafer

Dusky Crag Martin ³²
Ptyonoprogne concolor

Indian White-eye ³
Zosterops palpebrosus

Large Grey Babbler ³³
Argya malcolmi

Jungle Babbler ³⁴
Argya striata

Tawny-bellied Babbler ³⁵
Dumetia hyperythra

Puff-throated Babbler ¹
Pellorneum ruficeps

Indian Nuthatch ³⁶
Sitta castanea

Asian Pied Starling ³⁷
Gracupica contra

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ¹²
Sitta frontalis

Brahminy Starling ¹⁹
Sturnia pagodarum

Common Myna ³⁸
Acridotheres tristis

Chestnut-tailed Starling ³³
Sturnia malabarica

White-rumped Shama ³⁹
Copsychus malabaricus

Bank Myna ⁴⁰
Acridotheres ginginianus

Indian Robin ⁴¹
Copsychus fulicatus

Oriental Magpie-Robin ⁴²
Copsychus saularis

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher ⁴³
Cyornis tickelliae

Taiga Flycatcher ⁴⁴
Ficedula albicilla

Brown Rock Chat ⁴⁵
Oenanthe fusca

Orange-headed Thrush ⁴⁶
Geokichla citrina

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BIRDS OF ACHANAKMAR TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH

Large Cuckooshrike 1 Coracina macei

Black-winged Cuckooshrike 2 Lalage melaschistos

Indian Golden Oriole 3 Oriolus kundoo

Ashy Woodswallow 4 Artamus fuscus

Common Iora 5 Aegithina tiphia

Black Drongo 6 Dicrurus macrocercus

White-bellied Drongo 7 Dicrurus caerulescens

White-browed Fantail 8 Rhipidura aureola

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 9 Dicrurus paradiseus

Bay-backed Shrike 10 Lanius vittatus

Rufous Treepie 11 Dendrocitta vagabunda

Long-tailed Shrike 6 Lanius schach

House Crow 12 Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow 3 Corvus macrorhynchos

Black-naped Monarch 13 Hypothymis azurea

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 14 Terpsiphone paradisi

Purple-rumped Sunbird 15 Leptocoma zeylonica

Pale-billed Flowerpecker 1 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Thick-billed Flowerpecker 16 Dicaeum agile

Golden-fronted Leafbird 9 Chloropsis aurifrons

Purple Sunbird 17 Cinnyris asiaticus

Jerdon's Leafbird 1 Chloropsis jerdoni

Indian Silverbill 18 Euodice malabarica

Baya Weaver 19 Ploceus philippinus

Red Avadavat 20 Amandava amandava

Scaly-breasted Munia 21 Lonchura punctulata

Yellow-throated Sparrow 22 Gymnoris xanthocollis

House Sparrow 23 Passer domesticus

Paddyfield Pipit 24 Anthus rufulus

White-browed Wagtail 25 Motacilla maderaspatensis

Cinereous Tit 26 Parus cinereus

Indian Yellow Tit 4 Machlolophus aplonotus

Jerdon's Bushlark 27 Mirafra affinis

Zitting Cisticola 23 Cisticola juncidis

Gray-breasted Prinia 6 Prinia hodgsonii

Plain Prinia 28 Prinia inornata

Ashy Prinia 29 Prinia socialis

Streak-throated Swallow 16 Petrochelidon fluvicola

Clamorous Reed Warbler 6 Acrocephalus stentoreus

Wire-tailed Swallow 30 Hirundo smithii

Common Tailorbird 3 Orthotomus sutorius

Red-rumped Swallow 31 Cecropis daurica

Red-vented Bulbul 1 Pycnonotus cafer

Dusky Crag Martin 32 Ptyonoprogne concolor

Indian White-eye 3 Zosterops palpebrosus

Large Grey Babbler 33 Argya malcolmi

Jungle Babbler 34 Argya striata

Tawny-bellied Babbler 35 Dumetia hyperythra

Puff-throated Babbler 1 Pellorneum ruficeps

Indian Nuthatch 36 Sitta castanea

Asian Pied Starling 37 Gracupica contra

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 12 Sitta frontalis

Brahminy Starling 19 Sturnia pagodarum

Common Myna 38 Acridotheres tristis

Chestnut-tailed Starling 33 Sturnia malabarica

White-rumped Shama 39 Copsychus malabaricus

Bank Myna 40 Acridotheres ginginianus

Indian Robin 41 Copsychus fulicatus

Oriental Magpie-Robin 42 Copsychus saularis

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 43 Cyornis tickelliae

Taiga Flycatcher 44 Ficedula albicilla

Brown Rock Chat 45 Oenanthe fusca

Orange-headed Thrush 46 Geokichla citrina