Flora & Fauna

One of the world's eight hottest biodiversity hotspots. Over 7,400 species of flowering plants, 508 bird species, and 179 amphibian species are found here, many endemic. The Ghats are home to the endangered lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri tahr, and Malabar civet, alongside vast stretches of tropical evergreen and shola grasslands.

Himalayas

Home to snow leopards, red pandas, and over 10,000 plant species. The Eastern Himalayas are particularly rich in endemic species, harboring the only known population of the Namdapha flying squirrel. The region's alpine meadows, temperate forests, and rhododendron groves support an extraordinary diversity of life adapted to extreme altitudes.

Indo-Burma

Includes Northeast India. Hosts 7,000+ plant species, 1,300 bird species, and numerous freshwater turtle species found nowhere else. The region spans the Brahmaputra floodplains, Garo-Khasi hills, and the rainforests of Arunachal Pradesh, supporting over 80 species of threatened mammals including the hoolock gibbon and clouded leopard.

Sundaland

Includes the Nicobar Islands. Known for mangrove forests, coral reefs, and endemic species like the Nicobar megapode and Nicobar pigeon. The islands' isolation has produced unique evolutionary lineages, including the Nicobar tree shrew and several endemic reptiles found on no other landmass on Earth.

IUCN Red List data sourced from the IUCN API. Bird sightings from eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Species occurrences from GBIF. Hotspot descriptions based on Conservation International and Biodiversity Hotspots literature.

Recent Bird Sightings

30 sightings recorded

Indian Pitta

Pipavav

×1

14 May 2026

Rufous-naped Tit

Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary

×1

14 May 2026

White-browed Fantail

Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN (19.073, 72.867)

×1

14 May 2026

Long-tailed Shrike

Hangrang, Kinnaur IN-Himachal Pradesh 31.83130, 78.53063

×3

14 May 2026

Large Gray Babbler

Godtola, Kalahandi, Odisha, IN (20.164, 83.139)

×4

14 May 2026

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Gandipet Landscape Park

×2

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Choglamsar - Indus belt

×1

14 May 2026

Siberian Stonechat

Praghwal,Kawas, Killar Pangi,Himachal Pradesh, IN (33.082, 76.399)

×1

14 May 2026

Long-tailed Shrike

Praghwal,Kawas, Killar Pangi,Himachal Pradesh, IN (33.082, 76.399)

×3

14 May 2026

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Badi, Uttarakhand, IN (29.608, 79.643), District Court Campus

×1

14 May 2026

River Tern

Unnamed Road, Chuchot Shama (34.086, 77.602)

×1

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Unnamed Road, Chuchot Shama (34.086, 77.602)

×1

14 May 2026

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

Yercaud - Eden Garden, Green Fields, Nagalur, Tamil Nadu, IN (11.838, 78.212)

×1

14 May 2026

Pale-headed Woodpecker

Eaglenest WLS & Surroundings--Khellong

×2

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Choglamsar - Indus belt

×1

14 May 2026

Common Babbler

Gurjimunda, Chichirla, Odisha, IN (20.142, 83.154)

×3

14 May 2026

Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Gurjimunda, Chichirla, Odisha, IN (20.142, 83.154)

×2

14 May 2026

Tibetan Sand-Plover

Chandu (Mankrola pond)

×1

14 May 2026

Red-necked Phalarope

Chandu (Mankrola pond)

×1

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Unnamed Road, Chuchot Yakma (34.091, 77.599)

×1

14 May 2026

Common Chiffchaff

Unnamed Road, Chuchot Yakma (34.091, 77.599)

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14 May 2026

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

Puthukulam

×2

14 May 2026

Tree Pipit

Z Point Path

×1

14 May 2026

Golden-headed Cisticola

Z Point Path

×1

14 May 2026

Jungle Prinia

Udayagiri Vellikonda RF Scrub (Restricted Area)

×3

14 May 2026

White-browed Fantail

Udayagiri Vellikonda RF Scrub (Restricted Area)

×1

14 May 2026

Gray Junglefowl

Udayagiri Vellikonda RF Scrub (Restricted Area)

×2

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Chushot Yokma

×1

14 May 2026

Black Drongo

SKUAST--Shalimar

×2

14 May 2026

Knob-billed Duck

Challakere, Chitradurga IN-Karnataka 14.18998, 76.65759

×1

14 May 2026