Kanha National Park is world renowned for its population of 'Royal Bengal Tigers'. The Park is also the only true habitat for 'White Tigers'. Kanha National Park also shelters a sizable population of birds. Over 200 species of birds, both resident and migratory, have been listed in the Park.
Thousands of bird watchers and ornithologists are attracted to Kanha from all over the world every year. The mixed and bamboo forests and the grassy forest clearings are perfect spots for bird watching in Kanha National Park. Water birds can be seen near the park's many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a pool that is frequented by water birds and the area in front of the museum. Early mornings and late afternoon periods are best for bird watching in Kanha National Park.
It's difficult to name all the birds found in the Kanha National Park, so we are naming some of the most important birds only.
The most commonly seen birds in Kanha National Park are the Black Ibis, Bee-eaters, Cattle Egret, Blossom-Headed Parakeets, Pond Heron, Drongos, Common Teal, Crested Serpent Eagle, Grey Hornbill, Indian roller, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Little Grebes, Lesser Adjutants, Lesser Whistling Teal, Minivets, Pied Hornbill, Woodpecker, Pigeon, Paradise Flycatchers, Mynas, Peafowl, Red Jungle Fowl, Red Wattled Lapwing, Steppe Eagle, Tickell's Flycatcher, White-eyed Buzzard, White-breasted Kingfisher, White-browed Fantail Flycatcher, Wood shrikes and Warblers among many more.
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