Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary

Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary Uttarakhand

(Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve)

Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary Uttarakhand Pangot and Kilbury are a paradise for bird lovers. Pangot is a small and scenic hamlet, which falls under the district administration of Nainital. The region consists of several creeks, where animals like Leopard, Civet, Goral and Deer reside. While Pangot is a beautiful place to be explored by trekking, Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful destination for bird-watching. Both these places provide ample of opportunities for photography.

Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary provides the plenty of bird species in the surroundings of green and thick oak & pine forests. Similarly, Kilbury Bird sanctuary provides the sufficient opportunities for bird watchers. These small and scenic areas of Nainital city have good populations of avian species.

One can easily spot the both endemic and migratory bird species in these regions, owing to its splendid fauna a large part of its territory has been combined to form a sanctuary. Known as the Pangot Kilbury Bird Sanctuary (Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve),

The total notified area under this reserve is 111.9 km². Few small hamlets are there inside and around the periphery of this sanctuary; which are namely Barapathar, Kilbury, Vinayak etc. Several riverine tributaries are flowing through this forest patch and later they discharge inRamganga. These riverine tributaries flowing from north enriches its biodiversity. This sanctuary falls at the junction of Palearctic ecozone and Indomalaya ecozone, supporting a large variety of mammalian and avian fauna.

This bird haven has more than 580 recorded avian species. Both migratory and endemic birds can be spotted in the region, which make it a paradise for bird-watching. Brown Wood Owls, White-Throated Laughing Thrushes, Collared Grosbeaks and Forktails are some of the birds that can be seen in this sanctuary and its surrounding areas. The destination is thus considered a paradise for nature lovers and birdwatchers.

**Complete Birds Check list**
Black Fracolin	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Common Cuckoo	Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Himalayan Quail	Indian Black Eagle	Himalayan Cuckoo	Himalayan Woodpecker
Common Hill Partridge	Changeable Hawk-Eagle	Mountain Scops Owl	Greater Yellow-naped
Kalij Pheasant	Mountain Hawk-Eagle	Asian Barred Owlet	Woodpecker
Cheer Pheasant	Rock Dove	Large-tailed Nightjar	Streak-throated Woodpecker
Common Kestrel	Oriental Turtle Dove	Asian Palm Swift	Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Peregrine Falcon	Eurasian Collared Dove	Little Swift	Grey-headed Woodpecker
Black Kite	Spotted-necked Dove	White-throated Kingfisher	Large Woodshrike
Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier	Laughing Dove	Green Bee-eater	Large Cuckoo-shrike
Egyptian Vulture	Emerald Dove	Common Hoopoe	Long-tailed Minivet
Indian White-backed Vulture	Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon	Great Barbet	Grey-backed Shrike
Indian Vulture	Slaty-headed Parakeet	Speckled Piculet	Black-hooded Oriole
Himalayan Griffon	Plum-headed Parakeet	Rufous-bellied Woodpecker	Maroon Oriole
Red-headed Vulture	Large Hawk-Cuckoo	Grey-capped Pygmy	Black Drongo
Crested Serpent Eagle	Common Hawk-Cuckoo	Woodpecker	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Shikra	Indian Cuckoo	Stripe-breasted Woodpecker	Eurasian Jay