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

European Roller

Unnamed Road, Hassan, Karnataka, IN (12.718, 76.044)

×2

12 Nov 2026

Indian Swiftlet

Ghonse, Maharashtra, IN (18.155, 73.159)

×6

12 Nov 2026

Indian Vulture

Ghonse, Maharashtra, IN (18.155, 73.159)

×3

12 Nov 2026

Yellow-billed Whistling-Thrush

Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh

×1

12 Nov 2026

Cinereous Vulture

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Indian Skimmer

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Red-backed Shrike

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Indian Vulture

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Bronze-winged Jacana

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Collared Kingfisher

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Black-capped Kingfisher

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Taiga Flycatcher

Jakhau salt pans

×1

12 Nov 2026

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Eared Grebe

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Rock Sparrow

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Water Rail

Naliya Grasslands

×1

12 Nov 2026

Indian Skimmer

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, IN (25.502, 81.873), Chandpur salori

×20

12 Nov 2026

Blyth's Pipit

Moorkkanad Laterate

×1

12 Nov 2026

White-eared Bulbul

Dhela, Uttarakhand, IN (29.421, 78.995)

×1

12 Nov 2026

Blue-throated Flycatcher

Dhela, Uttarakhand, IN (29.421, 78.995)

×1

12 Nov 2026

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Reserve Jangal Solda

×3

12 Nov 2026

Common Greenshank

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×1

12 Nov 2026

Sand Lark

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×2

12 Nov 2026

Mallard

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN (22.704, 75.817)

×1

12 Nov 2026

Sand Lark

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×2

12 Nov 2026

Sand Lark

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×2

12 Nov 2026

Common Greenshank

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×3

12 Nov 2026

Striated Heron

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×1

12 Nov 2026

Common Greenshank

Noa Dihing River -- Adjacent to Namdapha Jungle Camp

×3

12 Nov 2026