If one is interested to find out high biological diversity in the mountains, Fambong Lho WLS is a must visit for him. At an altitude as low as 524 mts and as high as 2749 mts, it houses some of the most skulking species in its montane forest lap.
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary (or "फाम्बोन्ग ल्हो") is a wildlife reserve falling under protected area range is in the district of East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim in India. Around 30 kilometer east of the capital of Sikkim, i.e. almost an hour drive by road from Gangtok the state capital. Total area bounded under this protected area is 51 square kilometers. The hamlets which are present around the boundary of Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary are Dikchu, Panthang, Mangan etc. In north-west this sanctuary is connected with Khangchendzonga National Park and in north-east-east it is connected with Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary. Management authority of this protected area is the Forest Department of Sikkim.
Welcome to Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary. Here in this post I will upload some birding rarities. Hope you will enjoy each and every bit of it!
Image from Wikipedia: Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary. By -
Dibyendu Ash
For details send a mail to support@goingwild.in and get in touch with GoingWild.
© Dibyendu Ash @ 2014 (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Date:
26th March - 31st March
Habitat:
• Montane Forest.
• Temperate Coniferous.
• Broadleaf.
• Wetland.
• Riverine.
• Alluvial.
• Cultivation Land.
• Human Habitat.
Temperature Range:
<10°C ~ >24°C (Approx.)
Altitude:
1700m ~ 2200m (Approx.)
Bird Checklist (As per Birds of Indian Subcontinent field guide by Richard Gmimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp):
1. Hill Partridge
2. Black Eagle
3. Eurasian Cuckoo
4. Large Hawk Cuckoo
5. Mountain Scops Owl
6. Great Barbet
7. Scarlet Minivet
8. Ashy Drongo
9. Maroon Oriole
10. Yellow-bellied Fantail
11. White-throated Fantail
12. Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
13. Grey Treepie
14. Large-billed Crow
15. Green-backed Tit
16. Yellow-browed Tit
17. Black-throated Tit
18. Black-throated Prinia
19. Grey-sided Bush Warbler
20. Lemon-rumped Warbler
21. Green-crowned Warbler
22. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
23. Rufous-capped Babbler
24. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
25. Striated Laughingthrush
26. Streaked Laughingthrush
27. Scaly Laughingthrush
28. Black-faced Laughingthrush
29. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
30. Rusty-fronted Barwing
31. Strip-throated Barwing
32. Red-billed Leiothrix
33. Blue-winged Siva
34. Bar-throated Siva
35. Red-tailed Minla
36. Black-eared Shrike Babbler
37. Rufous-winged Fulvetta
38. Rufous Sibia
39. Whiskered Yuhina
40. Stripe-throated Yuhina
41. Rufous-vented Yuhina
42. Black-throated Parrotbill
43. Fire-tailed Myzornis
44. White-tailed Nuthatch
45. White-collared Blackbird
46. Grey-winged Blackbird
47. Golden Bush Robin
48. Black Redstart
49. Blue-fronted Redstart
50. Grey Bushchat
51. Little Pied Flycatcher
52. Slaty-blue Flycatcher
53. Verditer Flycatcher
54. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
55. Rufous-bellied Niltava
56. Large Niltava
57. Small Niltava
58. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
59. Mrs Gould's Sunbird
60. Green-tailed Sunbird
61. Black-throated Sunbird
62. Fire-tailed Sunbird
63. Russet Sparrow
64. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
65. Rufous-breasted Accentor
66. Grey Wagtail
67. Olive-backed Pipit
68. Pink-browed Rosefinch
69. Crimson-browed Finch
70. Red-headed Bullfinch
71. Little Bunting
Checklist in other forums:
• Facebook
• India Biodiversity Portal
Images of Birds:
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary (or "फाम्बोन्ग ल्हो") is a wildlife reserve falling under protected area range is in the district of East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim in India. Around 30 kilometer east of the capital of Sikkim, i.e. almost an hour drive by road from Gangtok the state capital. Total area bounded under this protected area is 51 square kilometers. The hamlets which are present around the boundary of Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary are Dikchu, Panthang, Mangan etc. In north-west this sanctuary is connected with Khangchendzonga National Park and in north-east-east it is connected with Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary. Management authority of this protected area is the Forest Department of Sikkim.
Welcome to Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary. Here in this post I will upload some birding rarities. Hope you will enjoy each and every bit of it!
Image from Wikipedia: Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary. By -
Dibyendu Ash
For details send a mail to support@goingwild.in and get in touch with GoingWild.
© Dibyendu Ash @ 2014 (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Date:
26th March - 31st March
Habitat:
• Montane Forest.
• Temperate Coniferous.
• Broadleaf.
• Wetland.
• Riverine.
• Alluvial.
• Cultivation Land.
• Human Habitat.
Temperature Range:
<10°C ~ >24°C (Approx.)
Altitude:
1700m ~ 2200m (Approx.)
Bird Checklist (As per Birds of Indian Subcontinent field guide by Richard Gmimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp):
1. Hill Partridge
2. Black Eagle
3. Eurasian Cuckoo
4. Large Hawk Cuckoo
5. Mountain Scops Owl
6. Great Barbet
7. Scarlet Minivet
8. Ashy Drongo
9. Maroon Oriole
10. Yellow-bellied Fantail
11. White-throated Fantail
12. Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
13. Grey Treepie
14. Large-billed Crow
15. Green-backed Tit
16. Yellow-browed Tit
17. Black-throated Tit
18. Black-throated Prinia
19. Grey-sided Bush Warbler
20. Lemon-rumped Warbler
21. Green-crowned Warbler
22. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
23. Rufous-capped Babbler
24. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
25. Striated Laughingthrush
26. Streaked Laughingthrush
27. Scaly Laughingthrush
28. Black-faced Laughingthrush
29. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
30. Rusty-fronted Barwing
31. Strip-throated Barwing
32. Red-billed Leiothrix
33. Blue-winged Siva
34. Bar-throated Siva
35. Red-tailed Minla
36. Black-eared Shrike Babbler
37. Rufous-winged Fulvetta
38. Rufous Sibia
39. Whiskered Yuhina
40. Stripe-throated Yuhina
41. Rufous-vented Yuhina
42. Black-throated Parrotbill
43. Fire-tailed Myzornis
44. White-tailed Nuthatch
45. White-collared Blackbird
46. Grey-winged Blackbird
47. Golden Bush Robin
48. Black Redstart
49. Blue-fronted Redstart
50. Grey Bushchat
51. Little Pied Flycatcher
52. Slaty-blue Flycatcher
53. Verditer Flycatcher
54. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
55. Rufous-bellied Niltava
56. Large Niltava
57. Small Niltava
58. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
59. Mrs Gould's Sunbird
60. Green-tailed Sunbird
61. Black-throated Sunbird
62. Fire-tailed Sunbird
63. Russet Sparrow
64. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
65. Rufous-breasted Accentor
66. Grey Wagtail
67. Olive-backed Pipit
68. Pink-browed Rosefinch
69. Crimson-browed Finch
70. Red-headed Bullfinch
71. Little Bunting
Checklist in other forums:
• India Biodiversity Portal
Images of Birds:
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| Bar-throated Siva |
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| Chestnut-Crowned Warbler |
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| Rufous-winged Fulvetta |
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| Black-eared Shrike Babbler |
