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Western
Arunachal Pradesh
Pakke Tiger Reserveby Ramana AthreyaPage contentBirding Areas Boarding & Lodging Contact Addresses Entry Permits General Information Link to landscape images Map of the area Transport Miscellaneous General InformationArea : 862 sq. kmAltitude : 100-2000m (accessible 100-300m) Lat-Long : 27.1N 93E, in E. Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India See map Reserve HQ/ Entry points : Seijusa1/ Seijusa1 and Tipi Vegetation Type : lowland evergreen forest, shingle banks, farmland, plantations. Though Pakke and Kaziranga are both at very low elevations the vegetation is very different and therefore so are the birds. Best Season - Birds : November-March (April) Best Season - butterflies/herps : monsoon, especially May and October. Butterflies were active even in December but not in April. Speciality Birds : jerdon's baza, pied falconet, white-cheeked hill-partridge, grey peacock-pheasant, elwe's crake, ibisbill, emerald cuckoo, red-headed trogon, green-pigeon spp., forest eagle-owl, wreathed and great hornbills, collared and long-tailed broadbills, blue-naped pitta, lesser shortwing, white-browed shortwing, daurian redstart, leschenault's forktail, lesser necklaced laughing-thrush, silver-eared leiothrix, white-bellied yuhina, yellow-bellied flycatcher-warbler, sultan tit, ruby-cheeked sunbird, maroon oriole, crow-billed drongo, Birding AreasSeijusa1 : 2-4 days1. Garden and woodland around the Forest Dept complex 2. Farmland and scrub, 2-4 km up to and beyond Seijusa2 3. Woodland and open scrub across the river around the FRH and animal enclosures 4. Shingle banks of the river 5. Forest along the first 2 km of the Khari road Khari : 2-4 days 1. Forest-edge around the FRH 2. 2-3 km of the road towards Seijusa, 3. Forest edge along streams and rivers. 4. Animal trails into the forest Khari has a wonderful view. There are few experiences to beat sitting on the platform in the evening, pleasantly tired after a great day of birding, with a hot cup of tea and snacks and watching a large elephant herd ford the river below while emerald and rufous-bellied plaintive cuckoos are trying to raise the dead in the tree behind. In 1994, our evening ritual during a full week was to welcome a flock each of both broadbills as they settled in the vicinity for the night! Spot-bellied eagle-owls have been seen in the area as well. Tipi : 1-2 days 1. Roadside birding along the highway 2. The river below the FRH 3. Cross the river and follow the trail into the forest Boarding & LodgingSeijusa1 (Grade 3) : Furnished FRH (4 people) just outside the Park. CCC! Camping? Power supply erratic.Khari (Grade 5) : furnished FRH (4 people). Camping? CCC! No electrical power. Tipi (Grade 4) : furnished FRH (4 people). Camping? CCC! Has electrical power. Bhalukpong (Grade 3) : several IBs (?), 5 km from Tipi. Also a couple of very basic hotels and restaurants. See town grade and accommodation descriptions ContactsAs of now, there is no contact person around Pakke itself for making arrangements for visitors but we are in the process of identifying interested persons. Forest Dept officials have been very helpful in the past in hiring vehicles and camp staff locally. Mr. Indi Glow of Tenga may be requested to make arrangements here as well.More Information on the area : Ramana Athreya email (rathreya at ncra . tifr . res . in) Bird Tours : Kaati Tours & Mr. Indi Glow (President, Bugun Welfare Society) Mr. Glow : Tenga Market, Tenga, W. Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, Ph 91-3782-273359 Kaati Tours : Ph +91-2132-245770 email (kaati_tours at vsnl . net) Entry PermitsArunachal entry permits are required for both Indians and foreigners and are checked at Seijusa1. The Circle Officer at Seijusa2 can issue fresh permits to extend the stay (for Indians only).Forest entry permits are issued by the Divisional Forest Officer, Pakke Tiger Reserve, Seijusa. E. Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. Phone +91-3778-222229 (off), 222230 (res). He is also the authority for alloting the FRH and permission to camp. |
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