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Located in Piyali in Eastern coast of India, the Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal is taken as one of the best wildlife destinations in India. Occupying over 1330.10 sq km, it is basically a vast marshy delta formed by the two grand Indian rivers, Brahmaputra and the Ganges expanding over areas inhabiting the mangrove forests, swamps and Forest Island and a crisscross of small rivers and brooks. Conserving a major bulk of the breed of wildlife in India, it is famously home to the Bengal Tiger, Ridley Sea Turtle. The largest mangrove forest in the world, the park was christened after Sundari trees, once available in abundance here.
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal:
Flora:
The glowing red leaves of the Genwa which bloom during April and May, border the emerald islands. The crab looking red flowers of the Kankara and the yellow flowers of Khalsi add to the dazzling display. The large flower habitat in Sundarbans comprises trees like Passur, Genwa, Garjan, Dhundal and Kankara.
Fauna:
Sundarbans National Park has been home to more than 200 Royal Bengal Tigers. Most famous of them all it is considered a treat of a lifetime to be blessed with a glimpse of the royal beast. The Fishing Cats, Macaques, Wild Boar, Common Grey Mongoose, Fox, Jungle Cat, Flying Fox, Pangolin, Chital are the other points of attraction in what is one of the greatest wildlife reserves in India - Sundarbans National Park.
Some of the bird species that have made Sundarbans National Park their abode are:
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Open Billed Storks
White Ibis
Water Hens
Coots
Pheasant Tailed Jacanas
Pariah Kites
Brahminy Kite
Marsh Harriers
Swamp Partridges
Red Jungle Fowls
Spotted Doves
Common Mynahs
Cotton Teals
Gray Herons
Brahminy Ducks
Spotted Billed Pelicans
Large Egrets
Night Herons
Common Snipes
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Wood Sandpipers
Green Pigeons
Rose Ringed Parakeets
Paradise Flycatchers
Cormorants
Fishing Eagles
White Bellied Sea Eagles
Seagulls
Woodpeckers
Whimprels
Black-Tailed Godwits
Little Stints
Eastern Knots
Curlews
Golden Plovers
Pintails
White Eyed Pochards
Whistling Teals
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At one of the best wildlife destinations in India you will get to encounter a few of the following reptiles too:
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Olive Ridley Turtles
Sea snakes
Dog Faced Water Snakes
Green Turtles
Estuarine Crocodiles
Chameleons
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King Cobras
Salvator Lizards
Hawks Bill Turtles
Pythons
Common Kraits
Rat Snakes
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