Sundarbans Tiger Reserve

Highlights

• Endangered species in the bioreserve other than the elusive swamp tiger are, king crabs, olive ridley turtle. You can also find the jungle fowl, giant lizards, spotted deer, wild boar and crocodiles in these forests. The Siberian ducks are another famous attraction here. Besides this, there are over 64 varieties of mangroves such as goran, genwa, dhundal, garjan, kankra, sundari and passur. Make sure to hit the Nilkamalor Hiron Point and Katka viewpoints that offer fantastic views of animals in the wilderness.
• The forest is also rich in birdlife, with 286 species including the endemic brown-winged kingfishers and the globally threatened lesser adjutants and masked finfoots and birds of prey such as the ospreys, white-bellied sea eagles and grey-headed fish eagles. Some more popular birds found in this region are open-billed storks, black-headed ibis, water hens, coots, pheasant-tailed jacanas, pariah kites, brahminy kites, marsh harriers, swamp partridges, red junglefowls, spotted doves, common mynahs, jungle crows, jungle babblers, cotton teals, herring gulls, Caspian terns, gray herons, brahminy ducks, spot-billed pelicans, great egrets, night herons, common snipes, wood sandpipers, green pigeons, rose-ringed parakeets, paradise flycatchers, cormorants, white-bellied sea eagles, seagulls, common kingfishers, peregrine falcons, woodpeckers, whimbrels, black-tailed godwits, little stints, eastern knots, curlews, golden plovers, pintails, white-eyed pochards and lesser whistling ducks.