Melghat is among the first nine national parks that were designed as Tiger reserves. We never really got to see the Tiger here, but the trip was fruitful nevertheless. We spotted over a hundred unique bird species, got to interact with the villagers in the forest here, drank in the breathtaking sights of the Sipna river, and overall learned a lot.
Thursday, 21st December, 2023
Melghat
Woodpeckers
Yellow-crowned or Mahratta Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis)
White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus)
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos nanus)
Raptors
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Crested or Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Parakeets
Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Others...
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis)
Male
...and the female.
