Monday, February 12, 2018

Bird Watching in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Bird watching in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is considered as the best activity to do in Nepal for those who loves birds and wild lives. Established in 1976, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve 175km2 is the habitat for the varieties of birds and animals, especially wetland for the rare species of birds.

Koshi Tappu is located in the Eastern part of Nepal with the access from the Mahendra Highway taking 10hrs by overland journey or 45mins by flight to Biratnagar (with 2hrs drive). Located on the flood plains of Eastern Nepal, the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve offers important habitat for a different species of wild lives, the last surviving population of Wild Buffalo or Arna, many mammals and reptiles including Gigantic Dolphin and over 280 species of water birds including rare birds such as Greater Adjutant Stork, Red-necked Falcon, Indian Skimmer, Indian Courser, Bengal and Lesser Floricans, Hodgson’s Bushchat, Spot-billed Pelican, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Black-necked Stork, Faceted Duck, Baer’s Pochard, Comb Duck, White-tailed Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Pied Harrier, Caspian Tern, Black-bellied Tern, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Swamp Francolin, Striated Grassbird, Bristled Grassbird, Magpie-robin and Asian paradise flycatcher.

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