Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Location | Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
Nearest city | Siliguri |
Coordinates | 26°28′52″N 88°15′50″E / 26.481°N 88.264°E |
Area | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) |
Established | 1976 |
Governing body | Government of India, Government of West Bengal |
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (Pron: móhɑ́nɑ́ndaa) is located on the foothills of the
Geography
5miles
River
River
Wildlife
Sanctuary
The forest type in Mahananda WLS varies from riverain forests like Khayer-Sisoo to dense mixed-wet forest in the higher elevation in Latpanchar area of
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Biodiversity
Avian fauna listed from this park are of A1, A2 and A3 categories with IBA site code IN-WB-07.[2]
Natural history
Biomes
Inside this wildlife sanctuary, the primary
- Sino-Himalayan Temperate Forest of the Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests Biome 7
- Sino-Himalayan Subtropical Forest of the Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Biome 8
- Indo-Chinese Tropical Moist Forest of the Himalayan subtropical pine forests Biome 9
All of these are typical forest type of foothills of the Bhutan - Nepal - India hilly region between altitudinal range 166 metres to 1,500 metres.
Fauna
Birds at Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary includes some very endangered species like
can be found in abundance.-
Rufous-necked Hornbill(Aceros nipalensis)
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Nepal Fulvetta(Alcippe nipalensis)
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Rufous-necked Laughingthrush(Garrulax ruficollis)
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Asian Emerald Cuckoo(Chrysococcyx maculatus)
Some exotic species of mammals are reported from this area like
etc.See also
- Neora Valley National Park
- Gorumara National Park
- Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary