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

Ashy Drongo

Hanle--Bagh

×1

29 Jun 2026

Spot-winged Grosbeak

Temi--Damthang

×5

29 Jun 2026

Ward's Trogon

Unnamed Road, Raset Forest, West Bengal, IN (27.082, 88.701)

×1

29 Jun 2026

Blue Rock-Thrush

Gadaiya Lonipar (Fields & Wetlands)

×3

29 Jun 2026

Indian Bushlark

Gadaiya Lonipar (Fields & Wetlands)

×4

29 Jun 2026

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Shishya Public School (Restricted)

×7

29 Jun 2026

Sykes's Warbler

Gujarat State Highway 136, Kayla, Gujarat, IN (22.856, 72.048)

×2

29 Jun 2026

Small Buttonquail

Gujarat State Highway 136, Kayla, Gujarat, IN (22.856, 72.048)

×2

29 Jun 2026

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Shishya Public School (Restricted)

×1

29 Jun 2026

Ruddy Shelduck

Delhi - Dehradun Expressway, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN (30.023, 77.768)

×2

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Green Sandpiper

Shilaj Talav (ST) Ahmedabad

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Watercock

Pashan Lake

×1

29 Jun 2026

Greenish Warbler

Sunder Nursery, Nizamuddin

×1

29 Jun 2026

Greenish Warbler

Sunder Nursery, Nizamuddin

×1

29 Jun 2026

White-browed Fantail

Mambazhathurayar dam road, Villukuri.

×3

29 Jun 2026

Bristled Grassbird