Manas National Park - Located in the foothills of Eastern Himalaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manas National is one of the most important ecosystems in the eastern Himalayas. An important part of the Manas Biosphere, park gets its name from the river Manas that flows through from north to south of the park. Covering an area of 950 square kilometers in the terai of eastern Himalayas Manas National Park home to the highest number of protected endangered endemic species like Bengal Florican, Pigmy Hog, Hispid hare, Asian Roof Turtle and the Golden Langur". Manas support largest population Asiatic Elephant, second largest population of Tigers and third largest population of Great One-horned Rhino.
Tiger heads the list of predator here followed by, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Golden Cat, Fishing Cat, Leopard Cat, Marbled Cat. The herbivores here are Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo, Gaur, Swamp Deer, Sambar, Hog Deer, Muntjac, and the highly endangered Pygmy Hog. Some of the other mammals recorded here include Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Indian pangolin, Asiatic wild dog, sloth bear, black bear, Primates found here are Capped Langur, Golden Langur, Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris etc.
Manas harbour over 500 species of bird species of which about 350 breeds in the region. A total of 16 species recorded here are endemic to the region and 26 are globally threatened. Some of the birds recorded here are Bengal Florican, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Pied Hornbill, Rufous-necked Hornbill, endangered White-rumped Vultures, Black-breasted Parrotbill, White-throated Bushchat, Greater Adjutant Stork, Jerdon’s Babbler, Slender-billed Babblers, Grey-crowned Prinia, Bristled grass-warbler, Spot-billed Pelican, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Baer’s Pochard. Lesser Kestrel, Pied Harrier, Greater Spotted Eagle etc.
H-10 (Top Floor),
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India