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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Indian Pitta ¹
Pitta brachyura

Scarlet Minivet ²
Pericrocotus speciosus

Black-hooded Oriole ³
Oriolus xanthornus

Small Minivet ⁴
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Large Cuckooshrike ⁴
Coracina macei

Black-winged Cuckooshrike ⁵
Lalage melaschistos

Indian Golden Oriole ⁶
Oriolus kundoo

Ashy Woodswallow ⁷
Artamus fuscus

Common Iora ⁸
Aegithina tiphia

Black Drongo ⁹
Dicrurus macrocercus

White-bellied Drongo ¹⁰
Dicrurus caerulescens

White-browed Fantail ¹¹
Rhipidura aureola

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo ²
Dicrurus paradiseus

Bay-backed Shrike ¹²
Lanius vittatus

Rufous Treepie ¹³
Dendrocitta vagabunda

Long-tailed Shrike ⁹
Lanius schach

House Crow ¹⁴
Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow ⁶
Corvus macrorhynchos

Black-naped Monarch ¹⁵
Hypothymis azurea

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ¹⁶
Terpsiphone paradisi

Purple-rumped Sunbird ¹⁷
Leptocoma zeylonica

Pale-billed Flowerpecker ⁴
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Thick-billed Flowerpecker ¹⁸
Dicaeum agile

Golden-fronted Leafbird ²
Chloropsis aurifrons

Purple Sunbird ¹⁹
Cinnyris asiaticus

Jerdon's Leafbird ⁴
Chloropsis jerdoni

Indian Silverbill ²⁰
Euodice malabarica

Baya Weaver ²¹
Ploceus philippinus

Red Avadavat ²²
Amandava amandava

Scaly-breasted Munia ²³
Lonchura punctulata

Yellow-throated Sparrow ²⁴
Gymnoris xanthocollis

House Sparrow ²⁵
Passer domesticus

Paddyfield Pipit ²⁶
Anthus rufulus

White-browed Wagtail ²⁷
Motacilla maderaspatensis

Cinereous Tit ²⁸
Parus cinereus

Indian Yellow Tit ⁷
Machlolophus aplonotus

Jerdon's Bushlark ²⁹
Mirafra affinis

Zitting Cisticola ²⁵
Cisticola juncidis

Gray-breasted Prinia ⁹
Prinia hodgsonii

Plain Prinia ³⁰
Prinia inornata

Ashy Prinia ³¹
Prinia socialis

Streak-throated Swallow ¹⁸
Petrochelidon fluvicola

Clamorous Reed Warbler ⁹
Acrocephalus stentoreus

Wire-tailed Swallow ³²
Hirundo smithii

Common Tailorbird ⁶
Orthotomus sutorius

Red-rumped Swallow ³³
Cecropis daurica

Red-vented Bulbul ⁴
Pycnonotus cafer

Dusky Crag Martin ³⁴
Ptyonoprogne concolor

Indian White-eye ⁶
Zosterops palpebrosus

Large Grey Babbler ³⁵
Argya malcolmi

Jungle Babbler ³⁶
Argya striata

Tawny-bellied Babbler ³⁷
Dumetia hyperythra

Puff-throated Babbler ⁴
Pellorneum ruficeps

Indian Nuthatch ³⁸
Sitta castanea

Asian Pied Starling ³⁹
Gracupica contra

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ¹⁴
Sitta frontalis

Brahminy Starling ²¹
Sturnia pagodarum

Common Myna ⁴⁰
Acridotheres tristis

Chestnut-tailed Starling ³⁵
Sturnia malabarica

White-rumped Shama ⁴¹
Copsychus malabaricus

Bank Myna ⁴²
Acridotheres ginginianus

Indian Robin ⁴³
Copsychus fulicatus

Oriental Magpie-Robin ⁴⁴
Copsychus saularis

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher ⁴⁵
Cyornis tickelliae

Taiga Flycatcher ⁴⁶
Ficedula albicilla

Brown Rock Chat ⁴⁷
Oenanthe fusca

Orange-headed Thrush ⁴⁸
Geokichla citrina

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BIRDS OF ACHANAKMAR TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH

Indian Pitta 1 Pitta brachyura

Scarlet Minivet 2 Pericrocotus speciosus

Black-hooded Oriole 3 Oriolus xanthornus

Small Minivet 4 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Large Cuckooshrike 4 Coracina macei

Black-winged Cuckooshrike 5 Lalage melaschistos

Indian Golden Oriole 6 Oriolus kundoo

Ashy Woodswallow 7 Artamus fuscus

Common Iora 8 Aegithina tiphia

Black Drongo 9 Dicrurus macrocercus

White-bellied Drongo 10 Dicrurus caerulescens

White-browed Fantail 11 Rhipidura aureola

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2 Dicrurus paradiseus

Bay-backed Shrike 12 Lanius vittatus

Rufous Treepie 13 Dendrocitta vagabunda

Long-tailed Shrike 9 Lanius schach

House Crow 14 Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow 6 Corvus macrorhynchos

Black-naped Monarch 15 Hypothymis azurea

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 16 Terpsiphone paradisi

Purple-rumped Sunbird 17 Leptocoma zeylonica

Pale-billed Flowerpecker 4 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Thick-billed Flowerpecker 18 Dicaeum agile

Golden-fronted Leafbird 2 Chloropsis aurifrons

Purple Sunbird 19 Cinnyris asiaticus

Jerdon's Leafbird 4 Chloropsis jerdoni

Indian Silverbill 20 Euodice malabarica

Baya Weaver 21 Ploceus philippinus

Red Avadavat 22 Amandava amandava

Scaly-breasted Munia 23 Lonchura punctulata

Yellow-throated Sparrow 24 Gymnoris xanthocollis

House Sparrow 25 Passer domesticus

Paddyfield Pipit 26 Anthus rufulus

White-browed Wagtail 27 Motacilla maderaspatensis

Cinereous Tit 28 Parus cinereus

Indian Yellow Tit 7 Machlolophus aplonotus

Jerdon's Bushlark 29 Mirafra affinis

Zitting Cisticola 25 Cisticola juncidis

Gray-breasted Prinia 9 Prinia hodgsonii

Plain Prinia 30 Prinia inornata

Ashy Prinia 31 Prinia socialis

Streak-throated Swallow 18 Petrochelidon fluvicola

Clamorous Reed Warbler 9 Acrocephalus stentoreus

Wire-tailed Swallow 32 Hirundo smithii

Common Tailorbird 6 Orthotomus sutorius

Red-rumped Swallow 33 Cecropis daurica

Red-vented Bulbul 4 Pycnonotus cafer

Dusky Crag Martin 34 Ptyonoprogne concolor

Indian White-eye 6 Zosterops palpebrosus

Large Grey Babbler 35 Argya malcolmi

Jungle Babbler 36 Argya striata

Tawny-bellied Babbler 37 Dumetia hyperythra

Puff-throated Babbler 4 Pellorneum ruficeps

Indian Nuthatch 38 Sitta castanea

Asian Pied Starling 39 Gracupica contra

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 14 Sitta frontalis

Brahminy Starling 21 Sturnia pagodarum

Common Myna 40 Acridotheres tristis

Chestnut-tailed Starling 35 Sturnia malabarica

White-rumped Shama 41 Copsychus malabaricus

Bank Myna 42 Acridotheres ginginianus

Indian Robin 43 Copsychus fulicatus

Oriental Magpie-Robin 44 Copsychus saularis

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 45 Cyornis tickelliae

Taiga Flycatcher 46 Ficedula albicilla

Brown Rock Chat 47 Oenanthe fusca

Orange-headed Thrush 48 Geokichla citrina