Apex Predators (Obligate Carnivores)

• Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

• Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

Large Omnivores

• Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Large Herbivores

• Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals – Order Artiodactyla)

• Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)

• Spotted Deer / Chital (Axis axis)

• Barking Deer / Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)

• Goral (Mountain Goat) (Naemorhedus goral)

• Himalayan Serow (Capricornis thar)

• Wild Boar (Sus scrofa cristatus)

Medium & Small Carnivores

• Golden Jackal (Canis aureus indicus)

• Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes montana)

• Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)

• Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

• Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula)

• Himalayan Palm Civet (Paguma larvata)

• Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)

Other Mammals

• Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

• Himalayan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)

• Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)

• Black-naped Hare (Lepus nigricollis)

Primates

• Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus)

• Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)

Birdlife Around Tanhau

More than 600 bird species have been recorded in the greater Corbett landscape. The forests and ridges around Tanhau regularly host a mix of resident and migratory species, ranging from high-altitude Himalayan birds to species typical of lower sal forests. The forests around Tanhau are particularly rewarding for birdwatchers visiting the Corbett landscape.

Below is a record of species observed in and around the Tanhau area.

Accentors

• Rufous-breasted Accentor

Babblers, Scimitar-babblers, Laughingthrushes & Allies

• Black-chinned Babbler

• Jungle Babbler

• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

• White-browed Scimitar Babbler

• Streaked Laughingthrush

• White-crested Laughingthrush

• White-throated Laughingthrush

• White-browed Shrike-babbler

Barbets

• Blue-throated Barbet

• Coppersmith Barbet

• Great Barbet

• Lineated Barbet

Bee-eaters

• Blue-bearded Bee-eater

• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

• Green Bee-eater

Birds of Prey (Eagles, Buzzards, Hawks) & Vultures

• Besra

• Common Buzzard

• White-eyed Buzzard

• Bearded Vulture

• Black Eagle

• Bonelli’s Eagle

• Booted Eagle

• Changeable Hawk Eagle

• Mountain Hawk Eagle

• Greater Spotted Eagle

• Lesser Fish Eagle

• Oriental Honey Buzzard

• Pallas’s Fish Eagle

• Rufous-bellied Eagle

• Short-toed Snake Eagle

• Steppe Eagle

• Cinereous Vulture

• Himalayan Vulture

• Egyptian Vulture

• Griffon Vulture

• Red-headed Vulture

Falcons & Kestrels

• Peregrine Falcon

• Collared Falconet

• Common Kestrel

• Lesser Kestrel

Kites

• Black Kite

• Black-winged Kite

Bulbuls

• Black Bulbul

• Himalayan Bulbul

• Red-vented Bulbul

• Red-whiskered Bulbul

Buntings, Finches, Munias & Sparrow

• Crested Bunting

• Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

• Scaly-breasted Munia

• House Sparrow

• Russet Sparrow

• Common Rosefinch

Chats & Stonechats

• Grey Bushchat

• Pied Bushchat

• Common Stonechat

Crows, Jays, Magpies & Treepies

• Indian Jungle Crow

• Large-billed Crow

• Eurasian Jay

• Black-headed Jay

• Common Green Magpie

• Red-billed Blue Magpie

• Rufous Treepie

• Grey Treepie

Cuckoos & Koel

• Common Hawk Cuckoo

• Drongo Cuckoo

• Eurasian Cuckoo

• Indian Cuckoo

• Asian Koel

Doves

• Eurasian Collared Dove

• Oriental Turtle Dove

• Spotted Dove

Drongos

• Ashy Drongo

• Black Drongo

• Spangled Drongo

Fantails, Monarch & Flycatchers

• White-throated Fantail

• Yellow-bellied Fantail

• White-browed Fantail

• Black-naped Monarch

• Asian Brown Flycatcher

• Verditer Flycatcher

Paradise-flycatcher

• Asian Paradise-flycatcher

Forktail

• Spotted Forktail

Francolins, Pheasants, Partridges & Peafowl

• Black Francolin

• Grey Francolin

• Chukar Partridge

• Kalij Pheasant

• Cheer Pheasant

• Indian Peafowl

Hornbills

• Great Hornbill

• Indian Grey Hornbill

Hoopoe

• Common Hoopoe

Leafbird

• Golden-fronted Leafbird

Leothrix

• Red-billed Leothrix

Minivets

• Long-tailed Minivet

• Scarlet Minivet

• Rosy Minivet

Nightjars

• Indian Nightjar

• Large-tailed Nightjar

Nuthatches

• Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

• Indian Nuthatch

Owls & Owlets

• Brown Fish Owl

• Tawny Fish Owl

• Collared Scops Owl

• Mountain Scops Owl

• Asian Barred Owlet

• Jungle Owlet

Parakeets

• Plum-headed Parakeet

• Slaty-headed Parakeet

• Rose-ringed Parakeet

• Red-breasted Parakeet

Pigeons (Green Pigeons)

• Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

• Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

Pipits & Wagtails

• Paddyfield Pipit

• Olive-backed Pipit

• Citrine Wagtail

Prinias & Tailorbird

• Ashy Prinia

• Grey-breasted Prinia

• Striped Prinia

• Common Tailorbird

Robin

• Oriental Magpie Robin

Shrike

• Long-tailed Shrike

Swallows & Swift

• Barn Swallow

• Wire-tailed Swallow

• Crested Tree Swift

Sunbirds

• Crimson Sunbird

• Fire-tailed Sunbird

• Purple Sunbird

Thrushes

• Blue Whistling Thrush

• Blue-capped Rock Thrush

• Orange-headed Thrush

Tits

• Black-lored Tit

• Great Tit

• Green-backed Tit

Treecreeper

• Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Wallcreeper

• Wallcreeper

White-eye

• Oriental White-eye

Woodpeckers

• Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

• Great Slaty Woodpecker

• Grey-headed Woodpecker

• Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

• Streak-throated Woodpecker

• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

• Greater Yellownape

Warblers & Understorey Species

• Chestnut-headed Tesia

• Greenish Warbler

• Tickell’s Leaf Warbler

• Hume’s Leaf Warbler

• Blyth’s Reed Warbler

• Grey-hooded Warbler

• Western Crowned Warbler