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The little known wildlife
sanctuary of
Dibru-Saikhowa is an area of grassland and swamp forest sandwiched between
the Brahmaputra and Dibru rivers in the east of Assam. Contained between
these rivers, the park is a 340sq km reserve, which was set up with a view
to protecting the grassland and swamp habitat on the flood plains of the
Brahmaputra River.
It
has numerous internal water
channels & bodies, seasonally flooded forests, "beels", and grassy
pockets. This makes it an interesting birding destination for rare
specialised grassland and swamp forest birds such as the threatened Marsh Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler,
Black-breasted Parrotbill, Swamp Prinia and Jerdon’s Bushchat. Some
of the other birds found here are Swamp
Francolin, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Spot-billed Duck, Speckled Piculet, Drongo
Cuckoo, Pale-capped Pigeon, Grey-headed Lapwing, Slenderbilled Vulture,
Red-necked Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Darter, Rosy Minivet, Spangled Drongo,
Little Pied Flycatcher, Pale-chinned Flycatcher, White-tailed Rubythroat,
White-tailed Stonechat, Spot-winged Starling, Pale-footed Bush Warbler,
Japanese Bush Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler, Grey-sided Bush
Warbler, Spotted Bush Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Clamorous Reed Warbler,
Thick-billed Warbler, Smoky Warbler, Striped Tit-Babbler, Chestnut-capped
Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Nepal Fulvetta, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird,
Black-throated Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird, Black-breasted, Weaver, Streaked
Weaver, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Black-faced Bunting.
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