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Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India
Map of Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India
Elephant Ride, Corbett Tiger Reserve
Corbett Tiger Reserve
Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Female
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Male
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
White-capped Water-Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) Male
Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
Brown Fish-Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Indian Monitor Lizard (Varanus bengalensis)
Indian Swamp Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Male
Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) Male
rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
A valley of sorts draining into a massive reservoir, this is the main place to be in Jim Corbett National Park. Safari drives are popular as well as elephant safaris (where you chase around tigers on the plain)
Trips
India
1/19/2006
:
1/20/2006
: We stayed in this area for a couple of nights. The food was some of the worst we had in India.
Previous Visit (Nainital: 1/18/2006)
Next Visit (Jim Corbett National Park - Kosi River: 1/21/2006)
Species Recorded (62)
Birds ( 51 )
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Gray-hooded Warbler -
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
Gray Bushchat -
Saxicola ferreus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cinereous Vulture -
Aegypius monachus
Red-headed Vulture -
Sarcogyps calvus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Little Cormorant -
Microcarbo niger
Indian Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Oriental Darter -
Anhinga melanogaster
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Asian Woolly-necked Stork -
Ciconia episcopus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black-winged Kite -
Elanus caeruleus
White-tailed Eagle -
Haliaeetus albicilla
Pallas's Fish-Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
River Lapwing -
Vanellus duvaucelii
Red-wattled Lapwing -
Vanellus indicus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper -
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank -
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper -
Tringa ochropus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Asian Emerald Dove -
Chalcophaps indica
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-breasted Parakeet -
Psittacula alexandri
Plum-headed Parakeet -
Psittacula cyanocephala
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Lesser Coucal -
Centropus bengalensis
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Asian Barred Owlet -
Glaucidium cuculoides
Brown Fish-Owl -
Ketupa zeylonensis
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Common Kingfisher -
Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher -
Halcyon smyrnensis
Barbets ( Megalaimoidae )
Coppersmith Barbet -
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Lineated Barbet -
Psilopogon lineatus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker -
Picus squamatus
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
White-bellied Drongo -
Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo -
Dicrurus hottentottus
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
White-Cheeked Bulbul -
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Gray-breasted Prinia -
Prinia hodgsonii
Plain Prinia -
Prinia inornata
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Yellow-eyed Babbler -
Chrysomma sinense
Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
Blue-winged Minla -
Actinodura cyanouroptera
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Red-breasted Flycatcher -
Ficedula parva
Blue Whistling-Thrush -
Myophonus caeruleus
Plumbeous Redstart -
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
White-Capped Redstart -
Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Black-throated Thrush -
Turdus atrogularis
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Tawny Pipit -
Anthus campestris
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail -
Motacilla cinerea
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Long-tailed Shrike -
Lanius schach
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Crested Bunting -
Emberiza lathami
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Rosefinch -
Carpodacus erythrinus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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