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Pages in category "Fauna of Sikkim" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Areas imperialis; B.
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary lies at an elevation of 1,760–4,390 m (5,770–14,400 ft). [4] Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from its eastern neighboring country Bhutan, whereas it is linked through forest patches to the south with Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal.
Situated at the junction of Palearctic realm and Indomalayan realm, Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary harbours a large variety of mammalian and avian fauna.Birds at Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary include species like the hill partridge, satyr tragopan, fire-tailed myzornis, bar-throated minla, red-tailed minla, black-eared shrike babbler, scaly laughingthrush, streak-breasted scimitar babbler ...
Sikkim forest department Kitam Bird Sanctuary is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary located about 19 km (12 mi) Namchi in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim . [ 1 ] It was declared as a protected area on 3 February 2005.
The Nepali words "nigalya ponya" has been translated as "bamboo-footed" and is thought to be the red panda's Nepali name; in English, it was simply called panda, and was the only animal known under this name for more than 40 years; it became known as the red panda or lesser panda to distinguish it from the giant panda, which was formally ...
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary is a nature park in the Indian state of Sikkim. It has forty species of rhododendron trees. It is located in the Yumthang Valley of Flowers north of Lachung in North Sikkim district. Bird species found in the park include Wood snipe and Hoary-throated barwing. [2] The sanctuary is part of the Sacred Himalayan ...
Khangchendzonga National Park, also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, is a national park and a biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016, becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India. [1] It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.
This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus. [ 1 ] The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands , which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair or fur ; specialized teeth ; the presence of a ...