Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Highlights

• The forest has a complex tapestry of habitats dominated by tropical moist deciduous sal and bamboo, interspersed with marshes and grassy meadows. Extending over an area of 450 sq km, the park has the highest density of tigers in the world. Bandhavgarh is indeed one of the best reserves in India for viewing tigers in their natural habitat, making it the preferred destination for photographers and wildlife enthusiasts.
• Other large predators are the leopard, sloth bear, Indian wolf and Indian wild dog or dhole. The lesser predators include jungle cat, golden jackal, Indian fox and ruddy mongoose. The prey base comprises an abundant population of gaur, chital, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, Indian gazelle, wild boar and the chausingha (the only four-horned antelope in the world). Primates found here are the northern plains langur and rhesus macaque.
• The avian highlights of Bandhavgarh include the mottled wood owl, grey-headed fish eagle, shaheen falcon, lesser adjutant stork, asian openbill, white-naped and yellow fronted pied woodpecker, Malabar pied hornbill, painted spurfowl, jungle bush quail, gold fronted & jerdon’s leafbird, blue-bearded bee-eater, black headed oriole, zitting cisticola, Indian scops owl, orange-headed thrush, tawny-bellied and puff-throated babbler, Indian nuthatch, sirkeer malkoha, Indian scimitar babbler, crested-tree swift and brown-cheeked fulvetta.