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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

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1,337

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Showing 30 species · Dudhwa

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Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Western Russel’s Viper

Daboia russelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant River-catfish

Mystus seenghala

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Indian Gray Mongoose

Urva edwardsii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Barasingha

Rucervus duvaucelii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Critically Endangered

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater False Vampire

Megaderma lyra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Large Flying-fox

Pteropus giganteus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

CarnivoreFishFreshwater

Indian Pangolin

Manis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater

Four-horned Antelope

Tetracerus quadricornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Hispid Hare

Caprolagus hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

24 countries27 parks

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

11 countries17 parks

Bar-Headed Goose

Anser indicus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

10 countries22 parks

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

40 countries35 parks

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

8 countries36 parks

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary

17 countries19 parks

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

37 countries36 parks

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

10 countries13 parks

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

11 countries15 parks

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

62 countries35 parks

15 countries33 parks

37 countries34 parks

12 countries39 parks

7 countries8 parks

11 countries37 parks

9 countries35 parks

16 countries75 parks

8 countries11 parks

7 countries7 parks

7 countries20 parks

19 countries24 parks

19 countries16 parks

11 countries23 parks

15 countries29 parks

8 countries35 parks

16 countries18 parks

7 countries30 parks

15 countries15 parks

2 countries15 parks

3 countries6 parks