Your birding destination; Jim Corbett National Park
The Corbett National Park is a popular bird-watching destination offering you an opportunity to bird-watch in the wild amid the thick forest. Being in the vicinity of the Himalayan mountain range, the dense forest of Jim Corbett Park is an ideal locale for not just the wild animals but for several domestic and migratory bird species too.
Dhikala Zone is one of the most popular jungle Safari zones in the area of Jim Corbett National Park. Corbett Park is located 50 km in the dense forest of Jim Corbett National Park. The Dhikala Range is popular for the views of its scenic valley and wildlife sights. The area on the edge of Patli Dun valley i.e. Dhikala zone has various Ramganga river channels merging in the reservoir. It also consists of the largest existing grassland, Dhikala Chaur with Phulai Chaur. The National park of India, Jim Corbett, is famous for its thousands of tourists visiting the tiger trail every year.
A large number of bird enthusiasts also visit Jim Corbett National Park to observe birds and for wildlife photography. Being a shelter to more than 500 different bird species, Birdlife International has named the Jim Corbett National Park as an ‘Important Bird Area’, one of the important bird hometowns in India.
Birds of Jim Corbett National Park
The merger of two rivers, river Mandal and river Ramganga of Jim Corbett National Park, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand is the place where you can have sight of many exotic birds including Ultramarine Flycatcher, Blue-winged Minla, Long-tailed Broadbill, and several more. The region surrounding the resthouse of Gairal forest falls in the Dhikala zone. The large grasslands of popular Dhikala, Bijrani, and sitabani zones are suitable places for bird watching in Jim Corbett forest. The hilly topography of the Durgadevi zone is overall for its exquisite rich Natural beauty as well as the outstanding bird sight. you can easily spot here many bird species like waders, herons, egrets, ducks, etc. during the winter season. This is because of the Ramganga River and its several channels while the Kosi River is filled with beautiful and mesmerizing birds like Great Thickness, Wall Creepers, Ibisbill, etc.
Other birds found here in Corbett National Park are- Lesser Pied Kingfisher, Golden Oriole, Darter, Little Green Heron, Spotted Dove, Crested Hawk Eagle, Indian Ring Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, and many more.